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ERIC Number: EJ458397
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Rationales for Issues-Centered Social Studies Education.
Shaver, James P.
Social Studies, v83 n3 p95-99 May-Jun 1992
Suggests that building a sound rationale for dealing with controversial issues in the classroom will prevent unnecessarily adversarial relationships between teachers and administrators or the public. Discusses involving students in real problems in both public and private issues. States that effective rationale building depends on involvement in and reflective confrontation of issues. (DK)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Dewey (John); Issue Centered Education; Reflective Teaching