Teaching critical thinking in world regional geography through stakeholder debate

被引:10
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作者
Sziarto, Kristin M. [1 ]
McCarthy, Linda [1 ]
Padilla, Nicholas L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Geog, Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA
关键词
globalization; Orientalism; debate; role play; social construction of regions; world regional geography; CONSTRUCTION;
D O I
10.1080/03098265.2014.958658
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Using a stakeholder debate based on a real-world case of regional construction - that of Turkey's application to join the European Union - improved students' critical thinking in an introductory world regional geography course. Such courses are a staple offering among US geography departments, and often the only exposure of non-majors to geographic thinking. A stakeholder debate highlighting regional construction, using structured learning activities and reflection on their own thinking, improved students' critical thinking. We describe the stakeholder debate and its revision after one semester, and provide data from assessment and thematic coding of students' reflection papers.
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页码:557 / 570
页数:14
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