Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 3 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
Source
| Journal of Management… | 2 |
| Journal of Social Science… | 1 |
| Management Teaching Review | 1 |
| Social Studies | 1 |
| Social Studies and the Young… | 1 |
Author
| Andersson, Erik | 1 |
| Durant, Rita | 1 |
| Feliciano, Nicole | 1 |
| Fukami, Cynthia V. | 1 |
| Kirk, Delaney J. | 1 |
| Kostikina, Darya | 1 |
| Kuhn, Deanna | 1 |
| Mayer, Don | 1 |
| Passe, Jeff | 1 |
| Spee, James C. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 6 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 3 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkKuhn, Deanna; Feliciano, Nicole; Kostikina, Darya – Social Studies, 2019
How better can we prepare students for the roles awaiting them as citizens than by engaging them in addressing challenging issues of the day? We describe our experience as a researcher--practitioner partnership with this objective in a yearlong program involving academically low-performing urban middle schoolers and a student-centered…
Descriptors: Current Events, Citizenship Education, Urban Education, Middle School Students
Fukami, Cynthia V.; Mayer, Don – Management Teaching Review, 2019
To connect course material to executive MBA student workplace experiences and current events more clearly, we created an online space for students to bring up relevant workplace experiences or to post links to articles on domestic and international developments relevant to the week's course topics and materials. The activity has brought forth…
Descriptors: Relevance (Education), Prosocial Behavior, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Business Administration Education
Download full textAndersson, Erik – Journal of Social Science Education, 2016
Teachers find it difficult to conduct political controversial conversations in the social science classroom and due to an increased use of social media in educational settings new challenges and possibilities are raised. The use of social media causes fundamental changes to the role of the learner who becomes a producer and consumer--a…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Social Media, Political Attitudes, Interpersonal Communication
Kirk, Delaney J.; Durant, Rita – Journal of Management Education, 2010
The assignment for the students was to write honestly about how they felt regarding specific current events dealing with diversity. However, what resulted was a "kairos" moment for the professor--an instance that called for her best response even when she did not know what that was--when a student crossed the line in terms of respectful…
Descriptors: Current Events, Ethnic Diversity, Social Attitudes, Student Diversity
Passe, Jeff – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2006
In this article, the author talks about two elementary classroom activities used as teaching tools, namely "Show and Tell" and "Sharing Time." As a teaching tool, Sharing Time has several advantages over Show and Tell. It avoids children bringing valuable items to school, reduces emphasis on materialism, allows opportunities for extended oral…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Social Studies
Spee, James C. – Journal of Management Education, 2005
Focused conversation is a method of collecting observations, emotions, interpretations, and decisions from groups that have shared a significant experience. This article reports how the author used focused conversation to discuss the events of September 11 with students in three sections of a master's-level organizational change class in the week…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Organizational Change, Graduate Study, Interpersonal Communication
