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Tasks and Talk: The Relationship Between Teachers’ Goals and Student Discourse
Al RudnitskyThe learning outcomes sought by social studies educators emphasize critical thinking, deep content knowledge, and an understanding of how knowledge in the disciplines of social…
Social Studies Beginnings: Investigating Very Young Children’s Prior Knowledge of a Disaster
Cynthia Szymanski Sunal, Julianne M. ColemanAn investigation of very young children’s perceptions of a natural disaster, a tornado, used a stratified random sample of 40 children, aged 4-5 years, from a population of 108 in…
Preservice Elementary Teacher Views on the Relationship Between Diversity and Democracy
Jason K. RitterThis qualitative inquiry reports the ways in which three graduate-level preservice elementary teachers conceived of the relationship between diversity and democracy, and explores…
Initiating Historical Thinking in Elementary Schools
John H. Bickford IIIWith an ever-expanding focus on reading and mathematics, many elementary schools have chosen to reduce time previously reserved for social studies. Elementary teachers who…
Challenging Constitutional Rights
Jeremy Hilburn, Katie MillerWe present an instructional strategy called Challenging Constitutional Rights, in which high school civics students critically interacted with, and interpreted, constitutional…
Rhizomic Thinking: Towards a New Consideration of Social Studies Practice
Jim Parsons, Bryan ClarkeSocial studies teachers engage a vast subject area within which they can enlist a wide scope of possible curriculum and pedagogy choices. Despite the opportunity to engage…
Dialogue, Discussion, and Democracy in the Social Studies Classroom
Rory P. TannebaumThis paper seeks to intertwine current literature in social studies education with practical suggestions for integrating dialogue and controversy into the practicing teacher’s…
Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?
Lois M. Christensen, Melissa G. WhetstoneAlthough the civil rights movement in the United States occurred more than 50 years ago, voter suppression, as witnessed in the 2012 election, for diverse groups of people…
“People with Real Experiences:” Using Mobile Devices in High School Social Studies
Adam M. Friedman, Emily R. GarciaMobile devices are increasingly prevalent and may have large ramifications for social studies education, but there has been limited research as to their effectiveness. This study…
Interdisciplinary Study of the Local Power Plant: Cultivating Ecological Citizens
Mark T. Kissling, Angela Calabrese BartonPeople rely on power plants to generate the electricity needed to run much of their lives. Power plants, though, are typically not the domain of the average citizen. Even if they…
Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival Written by Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery
Janie HubbardTwo Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival presents high quality illustrations and relevant information concerning the aftermath of natural…
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal Written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Sarah E. Montgomery, Lauren HanzelkaBad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal tells the story of the Deputy U.S. Marshal and former slave, Bass Reeves. Before reading, students…
Climbing Lincoln’s Steps - The African American Journey Written by Suzanne Slade and Illustrated by Colin Bootman
Mellanie RobinsonUsing Climbing Lincoln’s Steps- The African American Journey by Suzanne Slade and illustrated by Colin Bootman gives teachers the opportunity to implement a research based lesson…
ISSN:
1933-5415Online date, start – end:
2006Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Prof Cynthia Sunal