ToTAL/OPEN Program "Dialogue of inquiry by p4c tools"

This is an announcement of the subject ToTAL/OPEN program^* "Dialogue of inquiry by p4c tools" that is a part of "Fundamental Group Work for Leadership I / II (F)" of ToTAL course.

The Philosophy for Children (p4c) approach has been widely adopted in education for younger ages as an innovative way to foster reasoning and argumentative skills. This approach has been applied in a variety of settings, not only in early education, but also in adult groups as a way to create a safe intellectual space in which participants can explore their issues of interest together. In this workshop you will be introduced to p4c, tools that facilitate the group's thinking process, and then see examples of its application in a variety of situations. In the second half of the workshop, the class will explore a single topic. The question to be explored will be developed and decided together by the participants of the day.

1) Introduction to p4c and what does it differ from other forms of group communication
2) Cases of consensus building in reginal issues, application to higher education
3) Practice of dialogue - Creating and deciding on the question to explore - Dialogue

Details of contents (workshops) in each above course and their schedule are available and can be downloaded from URL below; For more detail:

For your reference, you will be able to see timing, credits and GA of each course from chart below in case graduate students apply those courses.

Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 5:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m

@Room 309A, South Bldg.6, Ookayama Campus

M. Toyoda/ Assoc. Professor, Sado Island Center for Ecological Sustainability, Niigata University

Under Graduate and Graduate Students

Please download the schedule (and Application Form) from below and send it to Prof. Matsuzaki by email.

Tokyo Tech Academy for Leadership (ToTAL) / Prof. Matsuzaki
total.tokunin@total.titech.ac.jp