Discussion as a way of teaching: tools and techniques for democratic classrooms

By:

Brookfield, Stephen D

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: 2005 Jossey - Bass San FranciscoEdition: 2nd edDescription: xxv, 308 pISBN:

9780787978082

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DDC classification:

378.12 B7D4

Summary: Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of the landmark book Discussion as a Way of Teaching shows how to plan, conduct, and assess classroom discussions. Stephen D. Brookfield and Stephen Preskill suggest exercises for starting discussions, strategies for maintaining their momentum, and ways to elicit diverse views and voices. The book also includes new exercises and material on the intersections between discussion and the encouragement of democracy in the classroom. This revised edition expands on the original and contains information on adapting discussion methods in online teaching, on using discussion to enhance democratic participation, and on the theoretical foundations for the discussion exercises described in the book. (http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787978086.html)

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Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of the landmark book Discussion as a Way of Teaching shows how to plan, conduct, and assess classroom discussions. Stephen D. Brookfield and Stephen Preskill suggest exercises for starting discussions, strategies for maintaining their momentum, and ways to elicit diverse views and voices. The book also includes new exercises and material on the intersections between discussion and the encouragement of democracy in the classroom. This revised edition expands on the original and contains information on adapting discussion methods in online teaching, on using discussion to enhance democratic participation, and on the theoretical foundations for the discussion exercises described in the book. (http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787978086.html)

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