Controversy in the psychology classroom : using hot topics to foster critical thinking / edited by Dana S. Dunn [and others].
One of the hallmarks of a quality liberal arts education is providing undergraduates the opportunity to wrestle with controversial issues. Yet many teachers feel ill-equipped when it comes to broaching disagreeable topics, managing the resulting heated debates, or helping students to separate their...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
American Psychological Association,
[2013]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | APA PsycBooks |
| Summary: | One of the hallmarks of a quality liberal arts education is providing undergraduates the opportunity to wrestle with controversial issues. Yet many teachers feel ill-equipped when it comes to broaching disagreeable topics, managing the resulting heated debates, or helping students to separate their personal feelings from scientific evidence. This book provides frameworks for teaching controversial topics and skills for handling disruptions, so teachers can help students evaluate evidence and develop testable questions. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 272 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1433812398 9781433812392 |