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ERIC Number: EJ387942
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Ben Johnson and Social Studies Teaching--Classroom Use of Current Social Issues.
Sears, Alan
History and Social Science Teacher, v24 n3 p158-60 Spr 1989
Suggests steps for approaching discussion of controversial issues in the classroom, using the scandal of Canadian Olympian sprinter Ben Johnson as an example. Recommends the reflective inquiry approach, which necessitates framing the problem in relationship to student age, and with attention to the information available about the problem. (LS)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Current Events, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Learning Strategies, Social Problems, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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