The Dialogue of Democracy

Autor/in	Rossi, John Allen
Titel	The Dialogue of Democracy
Quelle	In: Social Studies, 97 (2006) 3, S.112-120 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7996
Schlagwörter	Social Studies; Teacher Student Relationship; Democracy; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Social Problems; Classroom Communication; Teaching Methods; Civil Rights; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Teacher Role; Student Role; Advocacy; Decision Making; Computer Mediated Communication + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gemeinschaftskunde; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Demokratie; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Klassengespräch; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Lehrerrolle; Sozialanwaltschaft; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Computerkonferenz
Abstract	Even though social studies teachers may value discussion of controversial issues, such practice is rare in most social studies classrooms. Nystrand, Gamoran, and Carbonaro (1998) reported that 90 percent of the instruction they observed in more than one hundred middle and high school classes involved no discussion at all. What teachers cite as discussion is in fact often recitation (Larson 1999). Conducting engaging and thoughtful discussion in any classroom requires a well-prepared, highly skilled teacher and students knowledgeable not only about the content germane to the issue but also about the rules and guidelines for participating in civil discourse. In this article, the author cites the benefits of discussing controversial issues and the roles of teachers and students in conducting these type of discussion. The author presents three models of discussing controversial issues namely: (1) scored discussion; (2) structured academic controversy; and (3) advocate decision making. (Contains 3 figures and 2 tables.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10