A Controversial Issue as an Educational Object

Autor/inn/en	Kouki, Elina; Virta, Arja
Titel	A Controversial Issue as an Educational Object
Quelle	In: Educational Practice and Theory, 38 (2016) 1, S.41-55 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1323-577X
DOI	10.7459/ept/38.1.04
Schlagwörter	Ethics; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Secondary School Students; Persuasive Discourse; Essays; Writing Evaluation; Consciousness Raising; War; Foreign Countries; Perspective Taking; Reference Materials; Discourse Analysis; Teaching Methods; Teacher Role; Content Analysis; Finland; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Sekundarschüler; Persuasion; Persuasive Kommunikation; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Bewusstseinsbildung; Krieg; Ausland; Zukunftsperspektive; Literaturnachweis; Diskursanalyse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrerrolle; Inhaltsanalyse; Finnland; Schweden
Abstract	The aim of this study is to examine upper secondary students' (n = 96) argumentation skills and ability to discuss a controversial issue: the evacuation of Finnish children to Sweden and other Nordic countries because of the war. According to their essays written on the basis of multifaceted and contradictory sources, most of the students were not able to construct arguments. Instead, they developed their own justifications. These findings suggest that a controversial issue enables discussions about emotional and ethical questions. Furthermore, a controversy offers an opportunity to raise students' awareness about the importance of source evaluation and valid argumentation. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01