Discussion As a Way of Teaching: Tools and Techniques for University Teachers

Politics & Social Sciences

Brookfield, Stephen D.

Preskill, Stephen

Minnesota

Paul, St.

Social Sciences

Open Univ Pr

This book is written for all university and college teachers interested in experimenting with discussion methods in their classrooms.Discussion as a Way of Teaching is a book full of ideas, techniques, and usable suggestions on how to prepare students and teachers to participate in discussion, how to get discussion started, how to keep discussions going, and how to ensure that teachers' and students' voices are kept in some sort of balance.

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Product Description 
How Myles Horton and the Highlander Folk School catalyzed social justice and democratic education\nFor too long, the story of life-changing teacher and activist Myles Horton has escaped the public spotlight. An inspiring and humble leader whose work influenced the civil rights movement, Horton helped thousands of marginalized people gain greater control over their lives. Born and raised in early twentieth-century Tennessee, Horton was appalled by the disrespect and discrimination that was heaped on poor people—both black and white—throughout Appalachia. He resolved to create a place that would be available to all, where regular people could talk, learn from one another, and get to the heart of issues of class and race, and right and wrong. And so in 1932, Horton cofounded the Highlander Folk School, smack in the middle of Tennessee. 
The first biography of Myles Horton in twenty-five years, Education in Black and White focuses on the educational theories and strategies he first developed at Highlander to serve the interests of the poor, the marginalized, and the oppressed. His personal vision keenly influenced everyone from Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., to Eleanor Roosevelt and Congressman John Lewis. Stephen Preskill chronicles how Horton gained influence as an advocate for organized labor, an activist for civil rights, a supporter of Appalachian self-empowerment, an architect of an international popular-education network, and a champion for direct democracy, showing how the example Horton set remains education’s best hope for today. 
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Education in Black and White, Stephen Preskill revisits and revives the story of Myles Horton and Tennessee’s Highlander Center. . . . a lucidly written book." 
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Chapter 16\n"The most thorough study of Highlander and its founder to date." 
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Black Perspectives 
 From the Author \nWriting this book was, in some ways, the dream of a lifetime. I first learned of Myles Horton when my father, who knew of my passion for education, sent me a videocassette recording of Bill Moyers' interview with Myles called, "The Adventures of a Radical Hillbilly." I've taught about Myles for decades and learned so much from his life and commitment to social justice. It is an honor to be the author of this book.\nFrom the Inside Flap \nHow Myles Horton catalyzed social justice and democratic education\nFor too long, the story of life-changing teacher and activist Myles Horton has escaped the public spotlight. An inspiring and humble leader whose work influenced the civil rights movement, Horton helped thousands of marginalized people gain greater control over their lives. Born and raised in early twentieth-century Tennessee, Horton was appalled by the disrespect and discrimination that was heaped on poor people--both black and white--throughout Appalachia. He resolved to create a place that would be available to all, where regular people could talk, learn from one another, and get to the heart of issues of class and race, and right and wrong. And so in 1932, Horton cofounded the Highlander Folk School, smack in the middle of Tennessee.\nThe first biography of Myles Horton in twenty-five years, 
Education in Black and White focuses on the educational theories and strategies he first developed at Highlander to serve the interests of the poor, the marginalized, and the oppressed. His personal vision keenly influenced everyone from Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., to Eleanor Roosevelt and Congressman John Lewis. Stephen Preskill chronicles how Horton gained influence as an advocate for organized labor, an activist for civil rights, a supporter of Appalachian self-empowerment, an architect of an international popular-education network, and a champion for direct democracy, showing how the example that Horton set remains education's best hope for today. \nFrom the Back Cover \n"At a moment

Education in Black and White: Myles Horton and the Highlander Center's Vision for Social Justice

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

University of California Press

1999 Critics' Choice Selection of the American Educational Studies Association 
In this guide to planning, conducting, and evaluating lively discussions, authors Stephen Brookfield and Stephen Preskill offer a variety of practical ideas, tools, and techniques for creating democratic classrooms. They suggest exercises to get discussion started, strategies for maintaining its momentum, ways to elicit a diversity of views and voices, ideas for creative groupings and formats, and processes to encourage student participation. In exploring the role of the teacher in discussion, they address the tensions and possibilities arising from ethnic, cultural, social class, and gAnder differences. Throughout the book, the authors emphasize how discussion fosters democratic participation and enhances learning. Additionally, they review how to balance the voices of students and teachers, while still preserving the moral, political, and pedagogic integrity of discussion. From the early stages of preparing students to participate in discussion to the final stages of evaluating its meaning and effects, the authors provide a comprehensive guide to realizing the promises--and avoiding the pitfalls--of this way of teaching. Each chapter contains numerous techniques, suggestions, and applications that can be adapted to a wide range of discussion settings. Sample exercises and formats are provided throughout, including case studies of successful practices. Discussion as a Way of Teaching is an accessible, practical resource for teachers, trainers, faculty, administrators, professional developers, facilitators, and other educational leaders. It will be useful to anyone who uses discussion to help people learn.

Discussion as a Way of Teaching: Tools and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms

Jossey-Bass

This book offers a systematic look at the connections between learning and leading and the use of learning to inspire and organize for change. It explores two interrelated dimensions of learning leadership: the ways leaders themselves learn about leadership practice, and the way leaders foster the learning of those they work with. The book focuses on a number of important leadership activities and adopts a case study approach to illuminate how leaders themselves learn, how they impart knowledge to others, and how they support others in becoming more effective and enduring learners.

Learning as a Way of Leading: Lessons from the Struggle for Social Justice (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education (Hardcover))

Higher & Continuing Education

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 Preskill suggest exercises for starting discussions, strategies for maintaining their momentum, and ways to elicit diverse views and voices. The book also includes new exercises and material on the intersections between discussion and the encouragement of democracy in the classroom. This revised edition expands on the original and contains information on adapting discussion methods in online teaching, on using discussion to enhance democratic participation, and on the theoretical foundations for the discussion exercises described in the book. Throughout the book, Brookfield and Preskill clearly show how discussion can enliven classrooms, and they outline practical methods for ensuring that students will come to class prepared to discuss a topic. They also explain how to balance the voices of students and teachers, while still preserving the moral, political, and pedagogic integrity of discussion.

Discussion as a Way of Teaching: Tools and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms (Jossey Bass Higher & Adult Education Series)

Build teams, make better decisions, energize groups, and think out of the box Do you need a resource that you can pull out of your pocket to liven up meetings, trainings, professional development, and teaching? The fifty easily applied techniques in this timely manual spur creativity, stimulate energy, keep groups focused, and increase participation. Whether you're teaching classes, facilitating employee training, leading organizational or community meetings, furthering staff and professional development, guiding town halls, or working with congregations, The Discussion Book is your go-to guide for improving any group process. 
Each of the concrete techniques and exercises is clearly described with guidance on selection and implementation, as well as advice on which pitfalls to avoid. All of the techniques: 
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<li>Offer new ways to engage people and energize groups</li> <li>Get employees, students, colleagues, constituents, and community members to participate more fully in deliberative decision-making</li> <li>Encourage creativity and openness to new perspectives</li> <li>Increase collaboration and build cohesive teams</li> <li>Keep groups focused on important topics and hard-to-address issues</li> </ul>
Derived from the authors' decades of experience using these exercises with schools, colleges, corporations, the military, social movements, health care organizations, prisons, unions, non-profits, and elsewhere, The Discussion Book will help you guide discussions that matter.

The Discussion Book: 50 Great Ways to Get People Talking

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Discussion As a Way of Teaching: Tools and Techniques for University Teachers

Discussion As a Way of Teaching: Tools and Techniques for University Teachers

Education in Black and White: Myles Horton and the Highlander Center's Vision for Social Justice

Discussion as a Way of Teaching: Tools and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms

Learning as a Way of Leading: Lessons from the Struggle for Social Justice (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education (Hardcover))

Discussion as a Way of Teaching: Tools and Techniques for Democratic Classrooms (Jossey Bass Higher & Adult Education Series)

The Discussion Book: 50 Great Ways to Get People Talking