Teaching Controversial Issues The Case for Critical Thinking and Moral Commitment in the Classroom
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Nel Noddings is Lee Jacks Professor of Education, Emerita, at Stanford University. Her books include Education and Democracy in the 21st Century, When School Reform Goes Wrong, The Challenge to Care in Schools, Educating Citizens for Global Awareness, Educating for Intelligent Belief or Unbelief, and Educating Moral People. Laurie Brooks is on the board of Provident Financial Services and serves on advisory boards for programs at North Carolina State and Rutgers Universities.
<p>"Not only can the book serve as a primer supporting and spurring educators to address controversial issues while teaching, it can also inspire critical thinking and questioning among colleagues in schools, districts, and preparation programs."</p>
<p>—<strong>Teachers College Record</strong></p>
<p>"Accessible and interesting to classroom teachers, teacher educators, and anyone interested in a thoughtful breakdown of issues vital to a functioning democracy through a unique lens."</p>
<p>—<strong>Theory and Research in Social Education</strong></p>
<p>"As a European, I found the information given in the discussion of the controversial issues very interesting. Noddings and Brooks offer an exciting eight-chapter short course on current North-American society and history. I think that this alone makes the book worth reading for non-Americans in order for them to get a snapshot of North-American society and to understand some of its recent developments, but I also believe that North-Americans can profit from reading the book."</p>
<p>—<strong>Science & Education</strong></p>
2018 Delta Kappa Gamma Educators Book Award
In this book, eminent educational philosopher Nel Noddings and daughter Laurie Brooks explain how teachers can foster critical thinking through the exploration of controversial issues. The emphasis is on the use of critical thinking to understand and collaborate, not simply to win arguments. The authors describe how critical thinking that encourages dialogue across the school disciplines and across social/economic classes prepares students for participation in democracy. They offer specific, concrete strategies for addressing a variety of issues related to authority, religion, gender, race, media, sports, entertainment, class and poverty, capitalism and socialism, and equality and justice. The goal is to develop individuals who can examine their own beliefs, those of their own and other groups, and those of their nation, and can do so with respect and understanding for others' values.
Book Features:
- Underscores the necessity of moral commitment in the use of critical thinking.
- Offers assistance for handling controversial issues that many teachers find unsettling.
- Proposes a way for students and teachers to work together across the disciplines.
“Brilliant! This is a book that all educators and parents should read. Noddings and Brooks—well known in their respective fields, and also a mother/daughter team—make a strong and persuasive case for the fundamental need to develop critical thinking that starts in the elementary school in order to nurture moral commitment among students. They paint a landscape that outlines the pressing topics (such as religion, race, gender, equity, justice, and freedom) facing society today. They carefully trace the historical roots of these, outline the current issues and, with practical suggestions, show how they might be addressed in classrooms. They make compelling arguments in addressing why such topics need to be integrated across the curriculum and how critical thinking is so central in developing a thoughtful moral imperative in which society can survive and thrive.”
—Lynn Butler-Krisber, McGill University
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Nel Noddings is Lee Jacks Professor of Education, Emerita, at Stanford University. Her books include Education and Democracy in the 21st Century, When School Reform Goes Wrong, The Challenge to Care in Schools, Educating Citizens for Global Awareness, Educating for Intelligent Belief or Unbelief, and Educating Moral People. Laurie Brooks is on the board of Provident Financial Services and serves on advisory boards for programs at North Carolina State and Rutgers Universities.