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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
GKD 5036	P4C, PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN AND COMUNITY	2 + 0	4th Semester	3

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	The aim of this course is to teach prospective teachers the P4C (philosophy for children and communities) method, which is accepted as an effective teaching method by UNESCO and is widely used in many countries around the world. through this course, prospective teachers can develop not only their philosophical inquiry skills, but also their critical, creative, caring thinking and cooperative learning skills that they can apply for their future classroom or different groups.
Course Content	The historical and theoretical foundations of philosophy for children and communities (P4C), the philosophical origins of P4C, games in philosophical inquiry, major areas of philosophy, the use of P4C in different fields in education, the stimulus in the philosophical inquiry process, the formation of philosophical questions in the philosophical inquiry sessions, themes, methods used in P4C, childhood history, analysis of children's books for P4C applications, lesson design for P4C applications.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Knowing the basic concepts of P4C.
2	Knowing the major fields of philosophy
3	Distinguishing the philosophical questions from other types of questions
4	Creating philosophical questions
5	Selecting suitable stimulants for P4C.
6	Searching and reporting the nature of a philosophical problem and a philosophical debate
7	Analyzing different stimuli that can be used in P4C
8	Planning a P4C application
9	Implementing a P4C plan
10	Using the methods effectively in P4C applications.
11	Reporting and evaluating a P4C application.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	2	28
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	2	28
Assignments	1	2	2
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Final examination	1	10	10
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			78 3

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester	Mode of Delivery
GKD 5036	P4C, PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN AND COMUNITY	2 + 0	1	Turkish	2025-2026 Fall	Face to Face

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Lecturer HASRET KÖKTEN	hince@pau.edu.tr		EGT A0432-02	%70

Goals		The aim of this course is to teach prospective teachers the P4C (philosophy for children and communities) method, which is accepted as an effective teaching method by UNESCO and is widely used in many countries around the world. through this course, prospective teachers can develop not only their philosophical inquiry skills, but also their critical, creative, caring thinking and cooperative learning skills that they can apply for their future classroom or different groups.
Content		The historical and theoretical foundations of philosophy for children and communities (P4C), the philosophical origins of P4C, games in philosophical inquiry, major areas of philosophy, the use of P4C in different fields in education, the stimulus in the philosophical inquiry process, the formation of philosophical questions in the philosophical inquiry sessions, themes, methods used in P4C, childhood history, analysis of children's books for P4C applications, lesson design for P4C applications.

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Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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