Teaching Controversial Topics in the Humanities and Social Sciences in Ireland: Using Structured Academic Controversy to Develop Multi-Perspectivity in the Learner

Purpose: This study had two main objectives: The first was to explore the extent to which a group of University lecturers feel that they are prepared to deal with controversial issues in their classrooms. The second was to elicit their views on a didactic approach known as Structured Academic Contr...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Bruen, Veronica Crosbie, Niamh Kelly, Maria Loftus, Agnes Maillot, Aine McGillicuddy, Juliette Pechenart
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Bielefeld University 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Social Science Education
Online Access:http://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/799