Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ525309
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
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Creating Strategies and Conditions for Civil Discourse about Controversial Issues.
Rossi, John Allen
Social Education, v60 n1 p15-21 Jan 1996
Discusses four major approaches to teaching about controversial issues frequently cited in educational literature: problem solving, public issues, decision making, and moral reasoning. Provides guidelines for structuring large-group discussions, small-group discussions, and debates within these approaches. Includes a list of instructional materials. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Classroom Environment, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Current Events, Debate, Democratic Values, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Political Issues, Problem Solving, Public Affairs Education, Role Playing, Small Group Instruction, Social Problems, Social Studies
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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