We also found several articles using the E.R.I.C. database. We listed them below with a brief description for your usage.
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Journal: English Education, Reading "Jack". February 1998. This article talks about different case studies done with students involved with controversial issues. The main focus is on a student named "Jack" who had to deal with his father's homosexuality.
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Journal: ALAN-Review: The Censorship Connection: Shhhh! Winter 1997 This article contains the author's reflections on having been, in effect, censored, that is, told that her talk at a middle school had been cancelled because of controversial struggles at the school about other books.
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Journal: Journal of Research in Science-Teaching, A Study of the Presence of Evolutionary Protoconcepts in Pre-High School Textbooks. May 1994 Elementary and junior high school science textbooks were analyzed for the presence of prerequisite topics on evolution. Recommendations for teacher analysis of textbooks are provided.
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Journal: Educational Leadership: Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Classroom November 1993. Describes a social studies teacher's efforts to help junior high students deal with problems of sexual harassment in the classroom.
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Journal: Harvard Educational Review: You Can't Just Say that the Only Ones Who Can Speak are Those Who Agree with Your Position. Winter 1993 A study of classroom dynamics when discussing controversial issues--shows that emotionally charged issues can be constructive.
