Cooperative Debate Can Provoke Multiperspectivity
Cooperative Debate Can Provoke Multiperspectivity

Summary/Abstract: This article recommends the Cooperative Debate technique as a means of encouraging students and others to view the world from a multitude of perspectives. Most debates are competitive. Cooperative debates contrast with traditional competitive debates as cooperative debates emphasize fostering understanding rather than winning a debate contest. This article discusses a flexible, eight-step procedure for the Cooperative Debate technique. In this procedure, each person presents two or three different perspectives on the topic being discussed. Cooperative Debate also includes consideration of how debaters and their audience might seek to implement their views. In this article, Social Interdependence Theory and Piagetian Theory provide insights into the workings of Cooperative Debate.

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