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Brinckerhoff, Richard F. – 1992
Many people feel that the purpose of an education is to prepare students for life outside of school. To help reach this desire it has been suggested that students be allowed to experience and confront issues that they will experience later in their lives. This book confronts students with major issues in science that in many instances have created…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Discussion (Teaching Technique), Instructional Materials, Science and Society
Bellos, Susan – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1992
The "hot potato technique" (HPT) is described as an effective way to engage high school English-language students in class discussions. HPT involves using newspapers and magazines to stimulate participation. (LB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Discussion (Teaching Technique), English (Second Language)
Brown Univ., Providence, RI. Center for Foreign Policy Development. – 1993
This document is part of series that seeks to help people think constructively about foreign policy issues, to improve citizen involvement, and to encourage debate on public issues. "Global Environmental Problems"; "The Human Factor in the Changing Environment"; "Public Policy and the Environment"; and "The U.S. Role in Global Environmental…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Discussion (Teaching Technique), Environmental Education, Foreign Policy
Brown Univ., Providence, RI. Center for Foreign Policy Development. – 1993
This document is part of a series that seeks to help people think constructively about foreign policy issues, to improve citizen involvement, and to encourage debate on public issues. "Europe in Turmoil: 1914-1945"; "The Search for Security: 1945-1985"; and "Revolutionary Changes in Europe: 1985-1993" are the issues…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Discussion (Teaching Technique), European History, Foreign Countries
Download full textHoward, Estelle; And Others – 1977
One of a series of secondary level teaching units presenting case studies with pro and con analyses of particular legal problems, the document consists of a student's lesson plan, a teacher's lesson plan, and a lawyer's lesson plan for a unit on abortion. The lessons are designed to expose students to the Supreme Court's decision concerning…
Descriptors: Abortions, Case Studies, Conflict Resolution, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Schott, James C. – 1991
This booklet is part of a series of units designed to encourage students to take positions on issues of religious freedom. In an introductory section, the document provides background information on the series and on the history of religious freedom in the United States, then explains how students should approach the issues raised in the text. The…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Brown Univ., Providence, RI. Center for Foreign Policy Development. – 1993
This document is part of a series that seeks to help people think constructively about foreign policy issues, to improve citizen involvement, and to encourage debate on public issues. The document examines the history of the conflict in Vietnam, both before and during U.S. involvement. Options that the document suggests for debate appear under the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Discussion (Teaching Technique), Foreign Countries
Howard, Estelle; And Others – 1982
One of a series of secondary level teaching units presenting case studies with pro and con analyses of particular legal problems, the document consists of a student's lesson plan, a teacher's lesson plan, and a lawyer's lesson plan for a unit about the enforcement of federal criminal regulatory statutes. The lesson plan presents an analysis of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conflict Resolution, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation
Brown Univ., Providence, RI. Center for Foreign Policy Development. – 1993
This document is part of a series that seeks to help people think constructively about foreign policy issues, to improve citizen involvement, and to encourage debate on public issues. "The Arab-Israeli Conflict from 1920 to 1985"; "A Crossroads in the Middle East"; and "U.S. Thinking and the Politics of Peace" are the…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Conflict Resolution, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Howard, Estelle; And Others – 1982
One of a series of secondary level teaching units presenting case studies with pro and con analyses of particular legal problems, the document presents a student's lesson plan, a teacher's lesson plan, and a lawyer's lesson plan for examing legal issues concerned with immigration and deportation. The unit exposes students to the quota system (a…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Case Studies, Conflict Resolution, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
