Terror in the Classroom: Teaching Terrorism Without Terrorizing

• Published in: Journal of political science education Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 218 - 236
• Main Author: Pinar Alakoc, Burcu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 03.04.2019; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Audiences; College Faculty; College Students; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Definitions; Emotional Response; Helpful teaching strategies for controversial topics; Humor; Political Science; Social Bias; Stereotypes; Student Characteristics; Students; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching; teaching contentious topics; Teaching Methods; Terrorism; terrorism as a challenging subject; Values; Violence

Despite its popularity among students, terrorism is a sensitive and emotive topic that is difficult to learn, and challenging to teach. Given the lack of a simple definition, terrorism is hard to explain objectively and comprehensively. Perceptually value-laden and provocative, it can reinforce ster...