Classroom Deliberation in an Era of Political Polarization

Autor/inn/en	McAvoy, Paula; Hess, Diana
Titel	Classroom Deliberation in an Era of Political Polarization
Quelle	In: Curriculum Inquiry, 43 (2013) 1, S.14-47 (34 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0362-6784
DOI	10.1111/curi.12000
Schlagwörter	Social Sciences; Political Affiliation; Political Issues; Teaching Methods; Ideology; Democracy; Consciousness Raising; Discussion (Teaching Technique); High School Students; Social Change; Learner Engagement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Politisches Interesse; Politischer Faktor; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ideologie; Demokratie; Bewusstseinsbildung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Sozialer Wandel
Abstract	In this article, the authors review the theoretical and social science literature that supports the pedagogical practice of engaging students in discussions and deliberations about controversial political issues. They first outline the theoretical underpinnings of deliberative democracy and explain how it has appeared in the field of education for the past 25 years. They supplement this section with a discussion of how they understand high-quality classroom discussion of controversial political issues, and they provide a case study from their research to illustrate what this looks like in practice. They then present a brief analysis of the political science literature on political polarization and its effects on discussion and political participation in order to show that the aims of deliberative democracy are both challenged by, and perhaps the solution to, a highly polarized and nasty political climate. In the final section, they offer recommendations for how teachers might change their approach to classroom discussion when they are teaching during a time of intense political polarization. (Contains 9 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10