University of Hawai‘i Receives $1.35m Grant For Philosophy In Schools Program
The Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education, a Japanese non-profit educational organization, has awarded a $1.35 million grant to the University of Hawai‘i to further develop its Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education (which was established with a 2012 grant from the foundation).
The Academy is the home of “Philosophy for Children (p4c) Hawai’i.” Among its various projects is a collaboration with the University of Hawai‘i’s College of Education (COE) that has brought “philosophy for children” training into all of the college’s teacher training programs, according to a press release about the grant. The results include:
- Hundreds of COE teacher candidates have successfully completed an introduction to philosophy for children Hawai‘i course and are now using the approach in their professional teaching practice.
- Graduate students (both Masters and Doctoral candidates) have been able to focus their research on philosophy for children Hawai‘i.
- Numerous research studies and scholarly articles about the “p4c Hawai‘i” approach to education have been published and disseminated globally.
- A “philosophy for children Hawai‘i” COE Endorsed Certificate has been created to help meet the growing demand for local, national, and international p4cHI practitioners.
- Three out of the last six Hawai‘i State Teachers of the Year are p4c Hawai’i practitioners.
Further information here.
The Uehiro Foundation funds a number of educational programs, including The Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics.
This is great.Report
Awesome news! Such a great program for teachers and students at all levels of education. Good to see that this program is getting the recognition that it deserves.Report
THIS is what the APA is supposed to be doing…Report
Agreed. It’s too bad the APA focuses more on funding activists’ pet political projects.Report