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ERIC Number: EJ511717
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Socratic Seminars: Engaging Students in Intellectual Discourse.
Tredway, Lynda
Educational Leadership, v53 n1 p26-29 Sep 1995
The first axiom of actively involving students is to relate activities to their own experiences, thereby engaging them on an emotional level. The Socratic seminar, a form of structured discourse about ideas and moral dilemmas, accomplishes this goal while balancing two traditional educational purposes: cultivation of common values and celebration of free inquiry. (MLH)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Democratic Values, Ethical Instruction, Moral Values, Secondary Education, Seminars, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Socratic Method; Student Engagement