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Peer reviewedCox, J. Robert – Speaker and Gavel, 1980
The place of argumentation within the speech communication curriculum is the focus of this article. The article provides a rationale for an upper-level college course in the deliberation and decision making process currently taught at the University of North Carolina, and relates that rationale to broader concerns of argumentation theory. Various…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Debate, Decision Making
Kuhs, Therese M.; Freeman, Donald J. – 1979
The research reported in this paper identifies the "core curriculum" and "optional curriculum" suggested by widely used textbooks of elementary school mathematics and describes the influence of each on teacher autonomy in selecting the content of instruction. Preliminary analyses suggest that the "core curriculum" is generally consistent with…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Core Curriculum, Course Content, Decision Making
Download full textLewis, John; Dempsey, Joanne R. – Connections: Joint Council on Economic Education Newsletter, 1984
An article on American health care which focuses on health care costs and benefits is combined with a lesson plan on health care issues to enable students to consider both issues of cost effectiveness and morality in decisions about the allocation of health care. The article covers the history of interest in health care, the reasons for the…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Economics Education
Silver, Rosalind, Ed. – Media & Values, 1992
This issue of "Media and Values" helps students acquire and evaluate media information in order to be effective citizens. The individual articles include: (1) "In the Light of the Fires" (Elizabeth Thoman); (2) "From Milton to Media" (Clay Jenkinson); (3) "Brave New World" (Paul Du Bois; Frances Moore Lappe); (4) "Making Politics Work" (Jay…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Content Analysis, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Critical Thinking
Bibby, John F.; And Others – 1978
Part of a series which offers educational resources and teaching techniques related to major social issues to high school social studies classroom teachers, the guide focuses on government regulation. The document is presented in four major chapters. Chapter I explores how economic and political science frameworks can be used to analyze policy…
Descriptors: Agencies, Competition, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Decision Making
Leamer, Laurence E.; And Others – 1977
First in a series which offers educational resources and teaching techniques related to major social issues to high school social studies classroom teachers, the guide focuses on political and economic aspects of health care in the United States. The document is presented in four major chapters. Chapter I explores how economic and political…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Decision Making, Economics Education, Educational Objectives
