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Denham, Cara

This self-study, action research project explores three teaching strategies for teaching controversial topics with Foods Studies 12 students. My interest in this research stemmed from a desire to improve my teaching in order to help students consider controversial issues critically from a variety of perspectives and make decisions based on logical and rational evidence. I chose three specific strategies to pair with the teaching of three different controversial topics. The strategies were debate, structured academic controversy (SAC), and Socratic circles. Each of the strategies allowed me to facilitate the learning about the controversial topic with increased confidence and effectiveness. With the proper preparation, each of these strategies allowed me to provide students with opportunities to think critically about controversial topics from multiple perspectives. After using debate, SAC, and Socratic circles, I believe these strategies helped me improve my teaching by providing students with active, student-centered, problem based learning conditions that encouraged critical thinking about controversial issues.

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University of British Columbia. EDCP 590

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0437719

Education, Faculty of; Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP), Department of

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