Abstract
This article calls for an increased emphasis on social studies in education and highlights an effective strategy for developing civil discourse skills through what I call Historical Inquiry Deliberation (HID). As social studies educators, we want our students to become engaged in their communities and become the problem solvers of the future. Utilizing the Structured Academic Controversy (SAC) approach builds student confidence, discussion skills, and understanding of the power multiple perspectives can bring to solving a problem. Adapting this technique for analyzing historical content can allow for a collaborative twist to the widely utilized Document Based Question assignment. The article develops the rationale for using deliberation with students and provides a method for using the popular SAC approach in historical inquiry.
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Webb, Rhonda Kemp
(2023)
"Building Civil Discourse in Social Studies Through Historical Inquiry Deliberation (HID),"
Teaching Social Studies in the Peach State: Vol. 1:
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1, Article 1.
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