Discussion as a Means for Transformative Change: Social Studies Lessons from the Mississippi Freedom Schools.

Focuses on the use of deliberative discussion in social studies classes. Concern about a lack of discussion in many social studies classes; Use of the Mississippi Freedom schools as an example of deliberative discussion to promote a participatory perspective of democratic practice within the classroom; Use of progressive educational methods at the schools to promote student participation in learning, a sense of the worth and equality among students, and the need to connect lessons to life; Impact of the freedom schools on students.