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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Dana S. Dunn, Regan A.R. Gurung, Karen Z. Naufel, and Janie H. Wilson Klappentext One of the hallmarks of a quality liberal education is providing undergraduates the opportunity to wrestle with controversial issues. Yet many teachers feel ill-equipped when it comes to broaching disagreeable topics, managing the resulting heated debates, or helping students to separate their personal feelings from scientific evidence. This book provides frameworks for teaching controversial topics and skills for handling disruptions, so teachers can help students evaluate evidence and develop testable questions. Zusammenfassung Well-chosen, controversial issues can engage students’ interest in course material and show them how to appreciate, evaluate, and apply empirical findings to the analysis of human behavior. This book offers pedagogical tools for navigating controversial issues in the classroom and suggests fruitful topics. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContributorsForeword: Deciding Where to Stand Jane S. HalonenPrefaceTeaching About Controversial Issues: An Introduction Dana S. Dunn, Regan A. R. Gurung, Karen Z. Naufel, and Janie H. WilsonI. Guiding Frameworks for Teaching About Controversial IssuesFrames of Reference: Social Psychological Perspectives for Teaching About Controversial Matters Dana S. Dunn, Regan A. R. Gurung, and Karen Z. NaufelPreventing and Handling Classroom Disruptions Kristin M. Vespia and Tonya E. FilzTreating Students as Early-Career Professionals: The Ethics of Teaching Maureen A. McCarthy and R. Eric LandrumII. Helping Students Arrive at an Empirically Based ConclusionSeven Tools for Teaching Evolutionary Psychology David M. BussHitting Close to Home: Teaching About Spanking Elizabeth T. GershoffSexual Orientation, Marriage, and Students of Faith David G. MyersAddressing the Role of Animal Research in Psychology Suzanne C. Baker and Sherry L. SerdikoffIII. Opening Consideration of Multiple ViewsOvercoming Discomfort When Teaching About Evil and Immorality Karen Z. NaufelAnticipating and Working With Controversy in Diversity and Social Justice Topics Cheryl B. Warner, Rosemary E. Phelps, Delishia M. Pittman, and Carla S. MooreGender Matters: Engaging Students in Controversial Issues Elizabeth Yost Hammer and Eugenia M. ValentineTeaching About Race and Ethnicity Mary E. KiteSpirituality and Religion: How Contexts, Developmental Processes, and Personal Experiences Influence Behavior Dean D. VonDrasDisability as Diversity Rather Than (In)Difference: Understanding Others' Experiences Through One's Own Dana S. Dunn, David J. Fisher, and Brittany M. BeardHealth Psychology and Policy: When Politics Infiltrates Science Regan A. R. Gurung and Daniel BrunsIV. Concluding Thoughts and Going ForwardUsing Controversies to Teach Scientific Thinking in Psychology: Topics and Issues Jeffrey D. HolmesIndexAbout the Editors...
