Gary Beauchamp, Professor
Professor of Education at Cardiff Metropolitan University
Past event
Hard Questions: LEARNING TO TEACH CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES
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Teaching controversial issues in the classroom is now more urgent and fraught than ever as we confront a global pandemic, extremism, racism, environmental disaster, and economic crises. Despite evidence that teaching controversy is critical, educators often avoid it Pace (2021). How then can we prepare and support teachers to undertake this essential, but difficult work?
Hard Questions: Learning to Teach Controversial Issues, based on a cross-national qualitative study, examines teacher educators’ efforts to prepare preservice teachers for teaching controversial issues that matter for democracy, justice, and human rights. It presents four detailed cases of teacher preparation in three politically divided societies: Northern Ireland, England, and the United States via case studies.
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Chairs and Discussant
Lorna Hamilton, Dr
Senior Lecturer at University of Edinburgh
Lizana Oberholzer
Senior Lecturer in Teacher Education at University of Wolverhampton
Mairead Davidson, Lecturer in Education (Home Economics)
University of Ulster
Aileen Kennedy, Dr
Professor Of Practice at University of Strathclyde
Speakers
Judith Pace, Professor
Teacher Education at University of San Francisco
Lee Jerome, Dr
Middlesex University
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