University philosophy teachers prioritize fostering students' intellectual growth over transmitting content¶
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q2 i? In semi-structured interviews, philosophy teachers reported prioritizing fostering students' intellectual growth over transmitting content. → Timmenga 2026
Evidence¶
Timmenga 2026¶
Timmenga, F., & van der Zande, I. (2026). Evaluating and diversifying philosophy education. Learning and Instruction, 104, 102369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2026.102369
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Thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with eighteen philosophy teachers from diverse institutional and cultural contexts; the study reports that "Participants prioritized fostering students' intellectual growth over transmitting content." No effect size is reported.
"Participants prioritized fostering students' intellectual growth over transmitting content."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
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University philosophy teachers prioritize fostering students' intellectual growth over transmitting content |
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University philosophy teachers prioritize fostering students' intellectual growth over transmitting content |
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