All Elon University students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend a Deliberative Dialogue about health care on Monday, Feb. 22, from 4-6 p.m. in McKinnon Hall.
A Deliberative Dialogue is a structured conversation around a hot-button issue.
The topic of the dialogue is “Health Care: How Can We Reduce Costs And Still Get The Care We Need?” Participants will be asked to read an issue guide, consider three options presented in the guide, and share their own perspectives about how best to approach this important national topic.
Deliberative dialogue is an approach to education that emphasizes inquiry, civility, and choice making. Deliberative learners explore complex topics in-depth, consider diverse perspectives on these topics, identify and work through tensions inherent to those views, and attempt to arrive at reasoned judgment.
“Deliberative Dialogues are a valuable process. Participants walk away better informed about a big topic. Health Care is certainly salient and timely. Those who attend the Feb. 22 event will gain insights into legitimate reasons why many reasonable people disagree on this issue.”
A framing document will be distributed prior to the dialogue for participants to review in preparation for the conversation. Please RSVP by clicking here to obtain this reading.
Previous Deliberative Dialogues have discussed intellectual climate and immigration.
For additional information about this upcoming Deliberative Dialogue, please contact Jason Husser at jhusser@elon.edu.