Healey, Ruth L.2015-02-092015-02-092012-01-23The power of debate: Reflections on the potential of debates for engaging students in critical thinking about controversial geographical topics, Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2012, 36(2), pp. 239-2570309-826510.1080/03098265.2011.619522http://hdl.handle.net/10034/344299This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in on 23 January 2012, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/1080/03098265.2011.619522This article reflects on the potential for teaching through debate in geography. The arguments are illustrated through a debate about whether asylum seekers should be allowed to work in the UK.Archived with thanks to Journal of Geography in Higher Educationdebatecritical thinkingcommunication skillsoral presentationcontroversial subjectsasylum seekersThe power of debate: Reflections on the potential of debates for engaging students in critical thinking about controversial geographical topicsArticle1466-1845Journal of Geography in Higher Education