The Use of Debates in Political Science Courses

Autor/inn/en	Abernathy, Claire; Forestal, Jennifer
Titel	The Use of Debates in Political Science Courses
Quelle	In: Journal of Political Science Education, 17 (2021) 3, S.343-355 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-2169
DOI	10.1080/15512169.2019.1656082
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Debate; Political Science; Citizenship Education; Instructional Effectiveness; Democratic Values; Student Participation; College Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Debating; Streitgespräch; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Unterrichtserfolg; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Collegestudent
Abstract	Structured in-class debates are a valuable addition to courses that seek to foster students' development as citizens. In this study, we examine how different debate formats can impact their effectiveness as a pedagogical tool for advancing students' civic learning outcomes. We consider "moderated dualistic" debates that ask students to bring empirical evidence to bear on a yes/no question about a particular policy issue and "unmoderated pluralistic" debates that ask students to engage with multiple perspectives about essential political values. We find that both debate formats contribute to students' civic education: Moderated dualistic debates cultivated some political skills while unmoderated pluralistic debates deepened--and complicated--students' thinking about democratic values. From these results, we conclude that students' civic development benefits from experience with a variety of different debate formats that can prepare students for effective citizenship in distinct ways. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01