Academic controversy
Subtitle: enriching college instruction through intellectual conflict
By: by David W. Johnson, Roger T. Johnson, and Karl A. Smith ; prepared by ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, the George Washington University, in cooperation with ASHE, Association for the Study of Higher Education.
Contributors: Johnson, Roger T., 1938-; Smith, Karl A. 1947-; ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education.
Series: ASHE-ERIC higher education report,; v. 25, no. 3
Publisher: Graduate School of Education and Human Development, George Washington University
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
Subjects: College teaching -- United States.; Critical thinking -- Study and teaching.; Education, Higher -- United States.; Universities and colleges -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-123) and index.
Table of contents: title: What are constructive conflicts?; title: Using academic controversy : the promise of research; title: How controversy works; title: The instructor's role in structuring academic controversies; title: Preparing a position; title: Advocating a position; title: Making the decision; title: Summing up.