Teaching controversial issues : the case for critical thinking and moral commitment in the classroom / Nel Noddings, Laurie Brooks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Noddings, Nel, author.

Brooks, Laurie (Laurie Brooks Gollobin), author.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical thinking--Study and teaching.

Critical thinking.

Moral education.

Physical Description:

ix, 181 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2017]

Summary:

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. 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 emphasis is on the use of critical thinking to understand and collaborate, not simply to win arguments. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Sources of morality

Authority

Critical thinking

Religion

Race

Gender and public life

Entertainment, sports, and media

Capitalism and socialism

Money, class, and poverty

Equality, justice, and freedom

Patriotism

Moral commitment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Noddings, Nel, author. Teaching controversial issues

ISBN:

9780807757802

0807757802

9780807757819

0807757810

OCLC:

969971293