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Discussion as a way of teaching : tools and techniques for democratic classrooms
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Discussion as a way of teaching : tools and techniques for democratic classrooms

Author: Stephen Brookfield; Stephen Preskill
Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, ©2005.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 2nd edView all editions and formats
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"Written for teachers, trainers, faculty administrators, professional developers, facilitators, and other educational leaders, Discussion as a Way of Teaching is a comprehensive volume that offers step-by-step guidance for everything from preparing students to participate in discussion to evaluating its meaning and effect. The chapters in this practical resource certain a wealth of helpful techniques, suggestions,  Read more...
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Brookfield, Stephen.
Discussion as a way of teaching.
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2005
(OCoLC)622128643
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Stephen Brookfield; Stephen Preskill
ISBN: 0787978086 9780787978082
OCLC Number: 58789081
Description: xxv, 308 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Discussion in a democratic society --
How discussion helps learning and enlivens classrooms --
Preparing for discussion --
Getting discussion started --
Keeping discussion going through questioning, listening, and responding --
Keeping discussion going through creative grouping --
Discussion in culturally diverse classrooms --
Discussing across genders differences / written with Eleni Roulis --
Keeping students' voices in balance --
Keepings teachers' voices in balance --
Understanding the dynamics of online discussion --
Creating the conditions for online discussion --
How theory informs the practice of discussion --
Discussion groups as democratic learning laboratories --
Evaluating discussion.
Responsibility: Stephen D. Brookfield, Stephen Preskill.
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Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of the landmark book Discussion as a Way of Teaching shows how to plan, conduct, and assess classroom discussions. Stephen D. Brookfield and Stephen  Read more...

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