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Hess, Diana – Educational Leadership, 2011
Adults in the United States have been migrating to ideologically homogenous communities, a phenomenon that researchers have called "the big sort." Thus, the need for young Americans to engage in civil discussion of controversial issues has never been greater. Public schools are an ideal place to undo the big sort because controversial issues fit…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Democracy, Democratic Values, Citizenship