Constructive Controversy as a Means of Teaching Citizens How to Engage in Political Discourse

Autor/inn/en	Johnson, David W.; Johnson, Roger T.
Titel	Constructive Controversy as a Means of Teaching Citizens How to Engage in Political Discourse
Quelle	In: Policy Futures in Education, 12 (2014) 3, S.417-430 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1478-2103
DOI	10.2304/pfie.2014.12.3.417
Schlagwörter	Political Issues; Social Change; Social Responsibility; Democratic Values; Conflict; Dissent; Decision Making; Moral Values; Conflict Resolution; Citizenship Education; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Teaching Methods; Role of Education; Debate; Socialization + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politischer Faktor; Sozialer Wandel; Soziale Verantwortung; Konflikt; Dissens; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungsauftrag; Debating; Streitgespräch; Socialisation; Sozialisation
Abstract	Positive political discourse is the heart of democracy. The purposes of political discourse include making an effective decision about the course the society should take and building a moral bond among all members of the society. A responsibility of social sciences within a democratic society is to provide the theory, research, and normative procedures needed to make political discourse constructive. A theory underlying political discourse is constructive controversy. There is considerable research that indicates controversy results in significant increases in the quality and creativity of decision making and problem solving, the quality of relationships among citizens, and improvements in the psychological health of the citizenry. From the validated theory, both a teaching and decision making procedure has been developed and field tested. The theory of constructive controversy, the supporting research, and the normative procedure provide a valid empirically based process for political discourse. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10