A Study on the Implications and Application of Children Philosophy in Elementary Moral Education

From the 2007 revision period, philosophy education was actively introduced along with a critical reflection on conventional moral education in the elementary moral subject. This study examined the theory of children philosophy education represented by M. Lipman and G. Matthews and discussed the implications of moral education and specific application plans of children philosophy. The implications of moral education included fundamental reflection on the status of students, a review of teachers’ role, and diversification of educational methods. Examples of applying children philosophy include the composition of the environment for the inquiry community, diversification of discussion methods, and reconstruction of moral textbook.