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McMurtry, Angus – McGill Journal of Education, 2008
The following fictional account of a seminar on complexity science and its relevance for education makes use of several real events. The first is an actual seminar that took place during the spring of 2005, in the Department of Secondary Education at the University of Alberta. The second is the collective creation of the Complexity and Education…
Descriptors: Seminars, Foreign Countries, Fiction, Internet
Lipman, Matthew; Smith, Theresa L., Ed. – 1980
Mark is the central character in this story designed to help adolescents formulate a philosophy of values. The story is well suited for use in high school social studies courses and/or in philosophy or guidance units. Mark's thoughts and actions are reported as he interacts with his family, friends, acquaintances, and individuals of authority…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Democratic Values, Discourse Analysis, Fiction