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William Smolander; Raine Aiava – Journal of Social Science Education, 2025
Purpose: Our research unpacks transformative learning through learning-with the city and the agency of encounters. We exemplify how post-human education methodologies can make students sensitive to rhythms beyond their own, helping them to get to know Earth as more than a backdrop for human activity. Approach: Walking the historical shoreline of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transformative Learning, Social Sciences, Computer Simulation
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Cho, Chul-Ki; Kim, Byung-Yeon; Stoltman, Joseph – Journal of Geography, 2021
This study examines the application of photovoice as a pedagogical tool in a geography class. The main stages of photovoice were modified to suit the context for learning about a geographical issue, animal rights in relation to street cats in South Korea. Data were collected, and grounded theory was applied for the analysis. Based on the results,…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Urban Environment, Teaching Methods, Photography
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Dubberly, Russell G. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2011
This report summarizes the multi-faceted, dynamic instructional model implemented to increase positive transition outcomes for high school students with intellectual disabilities. This report is based on the programmatic methods implemented within a secondary-level school in an urban setting. This pedagogical model facilitates the use of…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, High School Students, Self Determination, Transitional Programs
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Pimentel, Diane Silva; McNeill, Katherine L. – Science Education, 2013
Whole-class discussion is a common instructional approach used by secondary science teachers. When orchestrated well, such an approach can provide students with opportunities to engage in extensive science talk with the benefit of teacher guidance and feedback. Our study investigated teachers' approaches to discussion during the piloting of an…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Beliefs, Ecology, Urban Environment
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McNeill, Katherine L.; Pimentel, Diane Silva; Strauss, Eric G. – International Journal of Science Education, 2013
Inquiry-based curricula are an essential tool for reforming science education yet the role of the teacher is often overlooked in terms of the impact of the curriculum on student achievement. Our research focuses on 22 teachers' use of a year-long high school urban ecology curriculum and how teachers' self-efficacy, instructional practices,…
Descriptors: Teacher Influence, Science Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Beliefs
Kincheloe, Joe L., Ed.; Hayes, Kecia, Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2007
This book examines the maligned students who populate urban schools and finds a talented group of resilient young people who deserve the support of the larger society. The editors and authors explore the ways such students are undermined, in the process developing new ways of teaching based on an understanding and appreciation of them.…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Teaching Methods, Urban Schools, Urban Education