Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor Introduction; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I The Case for Controversial Political Issues; 1 Why Democracy Demands Controversy; 2 Rationales for Controversial Issues Discussions in Schools; 3 Defining Controversial Political Issues; II Inside Classrooms; 4 Skillful Teaching of Controversial Issues Discussions; 5 Diversity in Our Midst: Ideological Diversity in Classrooms and Its Impact on Controversial Issues Discussion; 6 To Disclose or Not to Disclose: A Controversial Choice for Teachers; III Controversy in the Curriculum
Summary
Through rich empirical research from real classrooms throughout the nation, Controversy in the Classroom demonstrates why schools have the potential to be particularly powerful sites for democratic education
Analysis
Critical pedagogy
Education Aims and objectives
Effective teaching
Teaching, Freedom of
Transformative learning
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-191) and index
