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Respecting Opposing Viewpoints through Debate and Discussion of Controversial Public Health Issues: A Double-Blinded Active Learning Design
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Gunn, Laura H.; Ghosh, Subhanwita; ter Horst, Enrique; Markossian, Talar W.; Molina, German – College Teaching, 2022
In a polarized society, it is a university's responsibility to offer courses that explore highly controversial issues. Traditional forms of debate may create barriers to knowledge and entrenchment of perspectives, with students self-limiting their ability to develop informed opinions. We describe an active learning, double-blinded approach to…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Debate, Discussion, Public Health
Using a Controversy about Health, Biology, and Indigenous Knowledge to Promote Undergraduates' Awareness of the Importance of Respecting the Traditions and Beliefs of Indigenous Communities: The Case of Paragonimiasis in Colombia
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Archila, Pablo Antonio; Molina, Jorge; Truscott de Mejía, Anne-Marie – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2021
Paragonimiasis is an illness that involves both humans and animals. It is caused by parasites from the genus "Paragonimus" (Trematoda: Troglotrematidae). The illness is endemic to tropical and subtropical countries in Asia, Africa, and America, with different species being responsible in different areas. In Colombia, members of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Health, Biology
Using Historical Scientific Controversies to Promote Undergraduates' Argumentation
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Archila, Pablo Antonio; Molina, Jorge; Truscott de Mejía, Anne-Marie – Science & Education, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic is the reason why humanity is paying more attention to the importance of regular and rigorous handwashing. Interestingly, in the nineteenth century, regular and rigorous handwashing was a key (and controversial) solution proposed by the Hungarian obstetrician Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis to cut drastically cases of puerperal…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Undergraduate Students, Persuasive Discourse, Case Method (Teaching Technique)