Diana Hess, Controversy in the Classroom
March 2009
University of Wisconsin Professor Diana Hess has published Controversy in the Classroom: The Democratic Power of Discussion (Routledge, 2009). The longitudinal study of high school students that is a major source of data for this book was partly funded by CIRCLE. Hess argues that planned, moderated discussions of controversial issues teach essential democratic skills. She provides research-based advice about how to define “controversial issues” and handle them in classrooms.
April 30th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Congratulations, Diana!
Much success to you on this body of research.
July 16th, 2009 at 7:30 am
Diana, I hope you are doing great.
September 5th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Nice Topic and writting Keep the Good work Diana
October 5th, 2009 at 11:49 am
Excellent job Diana.
I was especially interested in the Chapter “To Disclose or Not: A Controversial Choice for Teacher”. This is something I have been struggling with recently, and I appreciated your unique perspective on it.
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October 7th, 2009 at 2:10 am
Controversy in the classroom very common.
October 26th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Nice Topic and writting Keep the Good work. thamks for sharing.
October 31st, 2009 at 6:34 pm
I’ve always loved the work, I’m sure this one will be great as well, good job
October 31st, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Congratulations. I know you put a lot off effort into this. Well done
November 4th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Very useful information as its often hard to deal with the more “controversial” issues in a learning environment
December 20th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Nice Topic and writting Keep the Good work. thamks for sharing
December 20th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Diana, I hope you are doing great.
December 26th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Diana
Excellent reading,some very detail chapter’s
good work
December 27th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
If Diana and her book can get people thinking and truly understanding issues with controlled debates, I’m all for it. Sounds like a terrific idea.
January 10th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
Diana’s book can be a great medium in helping us understand and solve the issues we have right now. Moreover, if we’ll do our best to follow her advice, we’ll get a positive result in the long run.
January 16th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
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January 16th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
Great article! Things have changed a lot since I was in school but the Controversy in the Classroom will probably be here for all eternity.
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February 14th, 2010 at 7:21 am
Its good report and interesting Working Paper on K12 Civic Education. Good Results achieved. Thanks for sharing!
February 17th, 2010 at 6:13 am
This is some pretty good stuff about the controversy in the classroom.
March 10th, 2010 at 10:31 am
for what it’s worth, this book one research piece of the year for the national social studies group.
March 16th, 2010 at 7:23 am
It is a really fascinating subject and a great read – many thanks!
March 17th, 2010 at 6:56 am
To travel the world is a great way to appreciate how fundamental democratic thought processes must be encouraged, even defended. Travelling in Egypt was one of my favourite experiences in 6 months on the road.
May 17th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Thank you Circle for funding this book. I would love to check it when I get the chance to.
May 25th, 2010 at 10:05 am
Congrats Diana hope you have more success in the future.
May 26th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Congratulations. I know you put a lot off effort into this. Well done
May 27th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Controversy in classroom sounds like a good one to provide some excellent information.I must go through it to know more details about it.
June 2nd, 2010 at 11:57 am
Congratulations Diana and well done.
June 26th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
Good concept of the book. Congrats!!