School Children as Agents of Change: Raising up Critical Thinking and Judgement in the Early Years [Hardcover]

This edited volume promotes the capacity for critical thinking and judgment in primary school-aged children in the face of the challenges that schools encounter in todays society.

Introduction  Part 1: Reasons for Working on the Promotion of Thinking and Judgement Capacity in Primary School 1. Critical Thinking in Early Years of Education. From the Idea of School to the Shapes of Thinking  2. Creativity as a Pedagogical Premise of Critical Thinking and Judgement  3. Critical Judgement in Primary School: Roots, Shapes and New Pedagogical Perspectives  4. Teaching Constitutional Principles to Shape Democratically Aware Children  5. Reciprocal Maieutics and Conscientisation, Danilo Dolcis Ecopedagogy  Part 2: Fields of Promotion of Thinking and Judgement Capacity in Primary School 6. Building Community: The Role of Third Cultural Spaces in Community Educational Agreements  7. Homo Digitalis? The New Challenges for the Development of Critical Thinking and Judgement Capacity  8. The Web as a New Space for Social Relationships. Risks and Opportunities  9. The paideia of Effort as a Drive for Critical Thinking  10. The Development of a Critical Perspective on Targets, Persecutors and Spectators of Bullying in Primary Schools: The Childrens Rights and Regulatory Framework  11. Teaching Game Concepts in Primary School  12. The Importance of Power Sharing and Child Voice: Trust Building for Sustainable Peace Education  13. Health Promoting Schools and the Teaching of Life Skills: A System for Well-Being  Part 3: Educational Practices 14. The Encouragement of Ethical Thinking and Caring in Children: The MelArete Project  15. The Mirto Educational Centre and Centre for Creative Development Danilo Dolci : the MelÃ.