Acceptance and its Transformation in Discussions Aiming at Consensus Building: Based on Classroom Practice in Second grade Elementary School

Abstract

Currently, there is a need to develop the ability to discuss to build consensus. Through the classroom practice of second grade elementary school students, we clarified acceptance and its transformation in discussions aimed at consensus building and considered the ideal form of learning guidance.

Our study derived the following three findings. First, the transformation of the concept of acceptance for second-year students from putting all ideas in to removing ideas through suggestions and consent. Second, by creating five different ways of acceptance, even second graders can transform their ways of doing so and have consensus-building discussions without resorting to compromises and concessions influenced by their relationships. Third, by reflecting on how to accept targeting the textualized materials of their discussions and by explaining them to the other groups, the methodological knowledge of acceptance was mutually consented upon and operationalized.