Turning the Soul
Teaching through Conversation in the High School

224 pages
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6 x 9
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© 1991
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Teaching through Conversation
Part One: Interpretive Discussion in the School
Conversation 1: An Introduction to Chalmers and Belden Schools
Conversation 2: Why Do Teachers Fail to Draw upon Students’ Experiences in Discussion?
Conversation 3: What Does a Good Interpretive Discussion Look Like?
Part Two: How Are Students and Teachers Transformed through Discussion?
Conversation 4: The "Phony" Issue
Conversation 5: The "Genuine" Issue
Conversation 6: The Group Emerges
Conversation 7: The Evaluative Discussion
Conversation 8: Getting It "Right"
Part Three: How Do Students Learn to Build an Interpretation?
Conversation 9: Getting It "Wrong"
Conversation 10: Getting It "Right" (Again)
Conclusion: Problems and Possibilities
Notes
Index
Introduction: Teaching through Conversation
Part One: Interpretive Discussion in the School
Conversation 1: An Introduction to Chalmers and Belden Schools
Conversation 2: Why Do Teachers Fail to Draw upon Students’ Experiences in Discussion?
Conversation 3: What Does a Good Interpretive Discussion Look Like?
Part Two: How Are Students and Teachers Transformed through Discussion?
Conversation 4: The "Phony" Issue
Conversation 5: The "Genuine" Issue
Conversation 6: The Group Emerges
Conversation 7: The Evaluative Discussion
Conversation 8: Getting It "Right"
Part Three: How Do Students Learn to Build an Interpretation?
Conversation 9: Getting It "Wrong"
Conversation 10: Getting It "Right" (Again)
Conclusion: Problems and Possibilities
Notes
Index
American Educational Studies Association: AESA Critics Choice Book Award
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