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ERIC Number: EJ440106
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-231X
Expert Witness or Advocate: Developing Oral Argument Skills in the Marine Science Student.
Evans, James; And Others
Journal of College Science Teaching, v21 n3 p149-53 Dec-Jan 1991-92
This article details an undergraduate/graduate-level, experimental, marine science education course utilizing interactive student participation concerning the relationship between individual property interests and coastal protection legislation in the aftermath of hurricane Hugo in 1989. Students successfully gained an understanding of the relationship between scientific arguments and public policy decision making. (JJK)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Debate, Debate Format, Environmental Education, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Persuasive Discourse, Policy Formation, Science Education, Verbal Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Environmental Communications; Environmental Policy