Constructive Controversy - Theory, Research, Practice

Informationen zum Autor David W. Johnson is Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Minnesota. Klappentext Using the social psychological theory of 'constructive controversy', this book analyses the nature of disagreement among members of decision-making groups. Zusammenfassung Using the social psychological theory of 'constructive controversy'! this book analyses the nature of disagreement among members of decision-making groups. It addresses questions such as: do differences of opinion enhance or obstruct creative thinking? And why do people make decisions based only on their own perspective without considering alternative viewpoints? Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Need for constructive controversy?; 2. The nature of constructive controversy; 3. Theory of constructive controversy; 4. The processes of constructive controversy and concurrence seeking; 5. The outcomes of constructive controversy; 6. Conditions mediating the effects of constructive controversy; 7. Constructive controversy and decision making; 8. Constructive controversy in education; 9. Constructive controversy and political discourse in democracies; 10. Constructive controversy, creativity, and innovation; 11. Constructive controversy and building and maintaining peace; 12. Conclusions.

Product details

• Authors: David W. Johnson, David W. Johnson Johnson, Roger T. Johnson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.06.2015
• EAN: 9781107089815
• ISBN: 978-1-107-08981-5
• No. of pages: 255
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Psychology, Educational psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Social and ethical issues