Inquiry education is a student-centered method of education built around asking questions. Students are encouraged to raise questions that matter to them and that do not necessarily have easy answers, while teachers are encouraged to respond with further questions rather than direct answers wherever possible, a style with some similarity to the Socratic method; it was advocated by Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner in their book Teaching as a Subversive Activity. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Origin Year1969 is the publication year of the book that advocated the method, not a confirmed date of first use; the article notes rabbinic antecedents in antiquity. Core ClaimA student-centered method of education focused on asking questions rather than acquiring static knowledge. 1 Sources
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Inquiry education is a student-centered method of education focused on asking questions.
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Postman, Neil; Weingartner, Charles (1969), Teaching as a Subversive Activity, Dell.
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Who advocated inquiry education, and when?
Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner advocated inquiry education in 1969.
Inquiry education was advocated by Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner in their 1969 book Teaching as a Subversive Activity. The book argued for a student-centered approach in which students raise their own questions and teachers respond with further questions rather than direct answers, a style with some similarity to the Socratic method.
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