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Constructive Controversy as a Means of Teaching Citizens How to Engage in Political Discourse
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Johnson, David W.; Johnson, Roger T. – Policy Futures in Education, 2014
Positive political discourse is the heart of democracy. The purposes of political discourse include making an effective decision about the course the society should take and building a moral bond among all members of the society. A responsibility of social sciences within a democratic society is to provide the theory, research, and normative…
Descriptors: Political Issues, Social Change, Social Responsibility, Democratic Values
Effects of Controversy on Cognitive Perspective Taking
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Tjosvold, Dean; Johnson, David W. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1977
Thirty undergraduate students discussed a moral issue with a confederate who held either the same or the opposing opinion. Subjects in the controversy condition indicated more accurate understanding of the confederate's reasoning than their counterparts; however, noncontroversy subjects erroneously believed they understood the confederate's…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conflict
Promoting Constructive Conflict in the Classroom
Johnson, David W.; And Others – Notre Dame Journal of Education, 1976
One type of conflict is controversy (disagreement), which is discussed as a teaching technique that can be used in the classroom. Five possible procedures are suggested for introducing it to students. For journal availability, see SO 504 878. (ND)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Controversial Issues (Course Content)