ERIC Number: EJ1216625
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Apophatic Listening
Samuelsson, Martin; Ness, Ingunn Johanne
Democracy & Education, v27 n1 Article 6 2019
In our response to "Deliberating Public Policy Issues with Adolescents," we address the matter that students seem to be reluctant to changing their minds, opinions, and initial positions in classroom deliberations and instead see such deliberations as an opportunity to perform and publicly announce their preexisting views. We argue that this calls for an increased focus on teaching students how to listen to each other and that such a focus should come in the form of teaching them apophatic listening. We also propose pedagogical practices that could be used for teaching students this particular deliberative skill. [To view "Deliberating Public Policy Issues with Adolescents: Classroom Dynamics and Sociocultural Considerations," see EJ1178229.]
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Public Policy, Adolescents, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Listening Skills, Skill Development, High School Students, Persuasive Discourse, Perspective Taking, Citizenship Education, Democracy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers
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