Title of Project:                               MENON: Developing Dialogue through Philosophical Enquiry                    
Year:                                                 2005
Action:                                             Comenius 2.1
Project No. and Code:                    226597-CP-1-2005-1-MT-COMENIUS-C21
Coordinator:                                    The Programme for Critical and Creative thinking in Education, Faculty of Education, University of Malta

Partners

Roger Sutcliffe
Society for Advancing Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education, Oxford, 
United Kingdom

Rob Bartels
Inholland University, 
The Netherlands

Felix Garcia Moriyon
Autnonomous University of Madrid, 
Spain

Ieva Rocena
The Center of Philosophical Education (CPE), Riga, 
Latvia
          
Leman Cetin
International Small Hands Academy, Istanbul, 
Turkey

Daniela Camhy
Austrian Center of Philosophy with Children (ACPC), Graz, 
Austria

Erzsi Ercek
Trade ,Catering and Tourism Secondary and Vocational School, Budapest, 
Hungary

Beate Borresen
Oslo University College, 
Norway

Zaza Carneiro de Moura
Portuguese Center of Philosophy for Children, Lisbon, 
Portugal

Hannu Juuso
University of Oulu, 
Finland

Description:

Project MENON has been executed with the support of the Socrates Comenius 2.1. programme of the European Union. It aims to encourage teachers' professional growth by developing their dialogical sensitivity and skills through philosophical enquiry. As a consequence of this widening of teachers' perspectives and skills, the project is effectively aiming also to convert classrooms into communities of enquiry where dialogue is searched. Children will learn not only basic skills such as listening and responding, but also dispositions for lifelong learning and participation, such as curiosity, reasonableness and openness to others' perceptions and cultures.

Website:
http://menon.eu.org/

Contact Address
Dr. Joseph Giordmaina
Department of Education Studies
Faculty of Education
University of Malta
Msida MSD 2080
Malta
Joseph.giordmaina@um.edu.mt
http://www.josephgiordmaina.com