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Hess, Diana – 2001
Talking with others, especially people with different viewpoints, about matters of public and common concern is a basic pro-democracy skill and act. For that reason, teaching young people how to participate more effectively in discussions of controversial public issues (CPI) has long been a major goal of social studies educators. In most social…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Development
Hirose, Shannon – 1992
Practitioners at all levels of education have begun to recognize that addressing the complex social and environmental problems of the future will require individuals capable of reflective and critical thought. Critical thinking has been defined as utilizing a number of cognitive processes and attitudes that undergird intelligent action in diverse…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Programs, Community Colleges, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Harwood, Angela M.; Hahn, Carole L. – 1990
The essence of a healthy democracy is open dialogue about issues of public concern. An integral part of the training of young citizens, therefore, includes the discussion of controversial social, political, and economic policies. The use of classroom discussions as a pedagogical technique to examine controversial issues is explored by considering:…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Risinger, C. Frederick – 1992
Drawing on contemporary research literature, recently developed curriculum guides, and blue-ribbon reports, this digest reviews 10 contemporary trends in K-12 social studies in the United States. Trends are as follows: (1) History, history, and more history; (2) More geography, too; (3) Using literature to teach social studies; (4) Focus on the…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Johnson, David, W.; And Others – 1997
This digest summarizes a larger document of the same title which takes the position that because American democracy is founded on the premise that citizens need to engage in free and open discussion of opposing points of view, it is important that intellectual conflict become part of college instruction. It suggests several ways in which…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, College Instruction, Colleges, Conflict Resolution