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Strengthening the Lead

Supporting Teachers in the Teaching of Critical Issues

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Leveraging Social Capital in Systemic Education Reform

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The answers to critical issues begin with wondering. Have you ever witnessed an event or phenomenon for instance: unusual weather patterns, war or unrest, pollution and in response posed questions such as: Why is this happening? What can be done to change this situation? What is going on? These ponderings are the beginning phase of finding solutions. In order to allow students to explore critical issues and develop insights and potential solutions, schools must advocate critical thinking and give students opportunities to figure out problems independently.

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    Judith Stegmaier-Nappi

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    Myint Swe Khine

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Stegmaier-Nappi, J. (2016). Strengthening the Lead. In: Haslam, I.R., Khine, M.S. (eds) Leveraging Social Capital in Systemic Education Reform. Contemporary Approaches to Research in learning Innovations. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-651-4_2

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