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ERIC Number: EJ449588
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-2242
A Model for Understanding Controversies in Adult and Continuing Education [and] Confronting Controversies: A Call for Action.
Galbraith, Michael W.; Sisco, Burton R.
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, n54 p5-13,139-42 Sum 1992
Introduces the special issue by defining controversies, distinguishing them from issues and problems, and presenting the Controversy Valence Model. Summarizes the criteria for confronting controversies: data collection, critical analysis, propositional building, theorizing, connectedness, contextuality, and ethicality. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Critical Thinking, Position Papers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Controversial Topics; Valence Models