Using Ideas from Business to Encourage Critical Thinking in the Social Studies.

Fenwick, Tara; Parsons, Jim

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ERIC Number: EJ561938

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Publication Date: 1997

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Using Ideas from Business to Encourage Critical Thinking in the Social Studies.

Fenwick, Tara; Parsons, Jim

International Journal of Social Education, v11 n2 p76-90 Fall-Win 1996-1997

Recommends using focus group interviews and other discussion techniques, generally used in business, to examine social studies issues. Outlines and discusses how these techniques (systems thinking, mental models, shared vision, team learning) can greatly enhance social studies instruction of current events and controversial issues. (MJP)

Descriptors: Business, Cooperative Learning, Course Content, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Focus Groups, Interdisciplinary Approach, Small Group Instruction, Social Studies

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Language: English

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