Social Studies Research and Practice: Volume 11 Issue 1

Portrayals of the U.S. in Translated International Children's Literature: A Cosmopolitan Perspective

Sue C. Kimmel, Danielle E. Forest, Yonghee Suh, Kasey L. Garrison

This study reports on an inductive, qualitative content analysis exploring depictions of the United States and U.S. citizens in translated, international literature for children…

Instruction for English Language Learners in the Social Studies Classroom: A Meta-synthesis

Paul J. Yoder, Amanda Kibler, Stephanie van Hover

Using the systematic search and coding procedures of a meta-synthesis, this paper reviews the extant literature on English language learners (ELLs) in the social studies…

Making Them Fit: Examining Teacher Support for Student Questioning

Rebecca G. W. Mueller

Social studies research has long advocated inquiry as a desired instructional practice, but the increasing emphasis on the role students’ questions should play in inquiry requires…

Trade Books’ Historical Representation of Anne Sullivan Macy, The Miracle Worker

John H. Bickford III, Katherine A. Silva

State and national initiatives provide teachers opportunities for interdisciplinary units with increased significance of non-fiction in English Language Arts and decreased…

Developing Preservice and Inservice Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Economics

Cheryl A. Ayers

High school student achievement in economics has been predominantly characterized by low test scores, while secondary social studies preservice teachers have less formal training…

Divergent Views of Race: Examining Whiteness in the U.S. History Classroom

Christopher C. Martell

In this study, a teacher-researcher examined his students’ conceptions of Whiteness within U.S. history courses at an ethnically and economically diverse urban high school. Using…

You Cannot Say That in American Schools: Attacks on the First Amendment

James R. Moore

The first amendment, a crucial component of American constitutional law, is under attack from various groups advocating for censorship in universities and public schools. The…

The Progressive Era: How American History Textbooks' Visuals Represent Women

Frances Janeene Williams, Linda B. Bennett

Studies of the representation of women in United States history textbooks, both in number and manner in which they appear, have found women are inequitably represented as compared…

Talking It Out: Online Discussion Forums in the Social Studies Classroom

Whitney G. Blankenship

As most teachers realize, classroom discussions have limitations including time restraints, reserved participants, or domineering discussants. With the advent of Web 2.0, the…

Using Digital Simulations for Teaching the Constitutional Convention in Undergraduate History

Katherine Assante Perrotta, Joseph R. Feinberg

College instructors are entering a new frontier of teaching in the 21st century. Millennial students are bringing to university classrooms different experiences regarding the ways…

John Dewey’s Vision(s) for Interdisciplinary Social Studies

Thomas D. Fallace

For over a century, social studies educators have drawn upon the works of philosopher John Dewey to justify an interdisciplinary vision for the field. This manuscript explores the…