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| Promoting intergenerational understanding through Community Philosophy | | Author(s) | Chris Seeley, Sue Porter |
| Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Journal title | Findings, 2256, October 2008 |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York, October 2008 |
| Pages | 4 pp |
| Source | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. http://www.jrf.org.uk |
| Keywords | Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Children ; Young people ; Older people ; Age groups [elderly] ; Social interaction ; Projects. |
| Annotation | Communities can bring younger and older people together in ways that may be uncomfortable for both groups. Young people's behaviour may be labelled "nuisance", while older people's views may be labelled "intolerant". This study summarises an independent evaluation of the 'Thinking Village' project, which was designed to develop intergenerational understanding in a neighbourhood, using the principles of "Community Philosophy". "Community Philosophy" developed from a US-based approach called Philosophy for Children, which emphasises the importance of questioning the development of reasoning, and does this by convening discussion groups of "Communities of Enquiry"; the project used many such events during 2007. The full report (same title), by Chris Seeley and Sue Porter of the University of Bath, is published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and available as a free download from the JRF website. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081113002 A |
| Classmark | RH: SBC: SB: B: BB: TMA: 3E |
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