Discussion and inquiry: A Deweyan perspective on teaching controversial issues

There is a steady line of academic discourse around the topic controversial issues and how to approach them in through education. In this discourse, discussion widely seen as primary method democratic education that especially suitable foster its major educational aims, such tolerance, reciprocal respect, or political autonomy. The aim contribution show widespread emphasis on value discussions way handle can be problematic one-sided. It argued focus sometimes tends interpreted ‘magic bullet’ all different sorts controversies, without sufficient inquiry into details make up controversy. This uniform solution threatens downplay underestimates other relevant components which are essential for intelligent handling issues, practices inquiry. Instead questioning central role discussing tout court, points out some blind spots current debate thereby aims broaden spectrum theoretical practical perspectives