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ERIC Number: EJ523760
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1047-7942
Morality and the Social Studies: A Model for Addressing Those Difficult Topics.
Simpson, Terry
Southern Social Studies Journal, v21 n1 p65-73 Fall 1995
Maintains that controversial issues related to social studies can be addressed using a three-step process. Step one consists of expressing the issue as a dilemma. In step two the students analyze every aspect of the dilemma, engaging in discussion and argument. Step three, the class reaches a consensus. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Class Activities, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Current Events, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Discussion Groups, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Moral Issues, Moral Values, Public Affairs Education, Questioning Techniques, Social Studies, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods, Teaching Models
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Kohlberg (Lawrence)