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Peer reviewedEvans, Ronald W.; Pang, Valerie Ooka – Social Studies, 1992
Lists selected resources for issues centered education. Includes books about methods for issues centered education, reference and student materials for middle and high school students, and tradebooks for elementary classrooms. Lists criteria for the selection of materials that were included (presentation of alternative view, accuracy, and…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedSchug, Mark C. – Educational Leadership, 1985
To help educators deal with controversial issues, the references in this list of resources address the types of objections frequently raised about instructional materials, ideas for school policy, the position statement of a professional organization on the teaching of controversial issues, teaching suggestions, and related legal considerations.…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation
Simpson, Jane – Today's Education: Social Studies Edition, 1982
Discusses the teaching of world hunger in the classroom. Controversial questions and map skills for students are discussed as well as activities for home economics and science classes. A list of resource materials is included. (AM)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education, Home Economics Education, Hunger
Jennings, Bruce D. – 1982
This study was conducted to identify bioethical topics of possible interest for a high school science curriculum, focusing on advantages and disadvantages of bioethical education and emphasizing the procedure to incorporate bioethics instruction into the secondary school science curriculum. Researched material is presented as an annotated…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Biology, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Environmental Education


