IFS lecture series with Prof. Paula McAvoy: Conceptualizing the discussion in civic education
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Prof. Paula McAvoy, PhD, from North Carolina State University was a guest at the second session of the IFS lecture series "Civic Literacy as a Field of Empirical Educational Research". In her lecture on "Conceptualizing Discussion Within Civic Education", she spoke about the conceptualization and measurability of political discussions in the classroom and the challenges associated with this. Paula McAvoy focused primarily on the questions of what makes a good discussion and what effects different formats of discussions have on the political orientations of students. Many thanks for the interesting presentation and a lively discussion!