The Inevitability of Issue-Centered Discourse in the Classroom.

Massialas, Byron G.

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ERIC Number: EJ403151

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Inevitability of Issue-Centered Discourse in the Classroom.

Massialas, Byron G.

Social Studies, v80 n5 p173-75 Sep-Oct 1989

Outlines two reasons that issue-centered discourse will be legitimized in the schools. Contends that the impact of societal problems will force schools to deal with social issues, and that the recognition of the hidden curriculum's influence will impel schools to capitalize on the learning taking place within their walls. (SLM)

Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Change, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Hidden Curriculum, Problem Solving, Social Influences, Social Problems, Social Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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