Qualitative Research in Curriculum

Identifying the components of Lipman's philosophical thinking in the book Pinocchio

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Fahime Moslemi 1
babak shamshiri 2
Amin Izadpanah 3

1 Ph.D. Student in Philosophy of Education, Department of Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Educational Sciences Department, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Educational Sciences Department, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22054/qric.2024.81082.386
Abstract
One of the most serious activities that have been carried out in the field of intellectual skills training is the philosophy program for children. Educational experts consider story as the best prose for establishing communication and a suitable tool for questioning and answering with children and they believe that children's philosophical mentality is formed through stories. Therefore, the purpose of the upcoming research is to identify the components of philosophical thinking in the Pinocchio book. In order to achieve this goal, the story of Pinocchio written by Carlo Claudi has been selected and analyzed. The criterion of comparison in this research is based on the components of philosophical thinking from Lipman's point of view, which is divided into three dimensions of critical, creative and caring thinking components. Then, according to the theoretical framework, and using the method of comparative content analysis, the components of philosophical thinking in the story have been identified and analyzed. The findings of the research show that this story has a suitable capacity from the point of view of the components of philosophical thinking, and the presence of these components is evident in it. In this way, this story has more richness in the dimension of creative thinking compared to the other two dimensions, i.e. critical and care thinking. In this context, it can be said that originality and perspective play a more important role than other components of creative thinking. At the same time, this story is also rich in critical thinking and care components.

Keywords

Pinocchio
story
Lipman
components of philosophical thinking
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Qualitative Research in Curriculum
Volume 5, Issue 14
Winter 2023
Pages 123-153

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