title: Addressing social, political, and health issues. The student congress strategy.
abstract: The authors describe a classroom instructional strategy used to resolve current social, political, and health issues. The strategy includes participation in group work and database searching in the preparation of proposed resolutions. The class serves as a Student Congress, voting for or against the resolutions presented. This instructional model could be used in any university classroom if the goal is to enhance critical-thinking skills and to heighten a sense of social and personal responsibility.
authors.affiliation: University of San Francisco School of Nursing, California, USA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: DeNatale
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Singleton
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D017144:Focus Groups; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D010379:Peer Group; D011057:Politics; D012924:Social Conditions; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D013850:Thinking