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ERIC Number: EJ391319
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Critical Reasoning on Civic Issues.
Parker, Walter C.; And Others
Theory and Research in Social Education, v27 n1 p7-32 Win 1989
Explores adolescents' abilities to reason when considering civic issues. Analyzes dialectical essays composed by 22 high school students in order to evaluate the degree of critical reasoning displayed by the students. Suggests that high school students are capable of taking a position through critical evaluation when confronted with a civic issue. (KO)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Critical Thinking, Educational Research, Evaluative Thinking, Instructional Effectiveness, Problem Solving, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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