Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ514182
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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The King Edward Debating Society Adds Current Events to Elementary and Middle-School Social Studies.
McGeown, Casimir
Social Studies, v86 n4 p183-86 Jul-Aug 1995
Describes a current affairs program involving the examination of social issues in a Canadian elementary school. Discusses significant aspects of the program, including the debate format, the use of computers, and a partnership with a local cable television company. Includes an appendix of the debating/talk-show format used. (CFR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cable Television, Classroom Techniques, Computer Uses in Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Content, Current Events, Debate Format, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Learning Strategies, Social Problems, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, World Affairs
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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