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Parkhouse, Hillary – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2018
While the conceptual work on critical pedagogy is undeniably rich, few empirical studies have examined its applications in K-12 classroom settings and impacts on students. Based on ethnographic research in 2 public 11th grade U.S. History classrooms with critical teachers, this article describes 3 pedagogies that enhanced students' critical…
Descriptors: United States History, History Instruction, Ethnography, High School Students
Vickery, Amanda E. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2017
This qualitative study focuses on how 5 African American women social studies teachers utilized their experiential knowledge and understanding of history to make sense of the construct of citizenship. Drawing from Black feminism, this study asks how African American women social studies teachers define and teach the construct of citizenship.…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Females, African American Teachers, Social Studies
Callahan, Rebecca M.; Obenchain, Kathryn M. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2016
Social studies education is designed to provide a foundation for civic society. In this study we consider immigrant optimism theory within the context of U.S. secondary social studies to examine the civic potential of immigrant youth. Using a mixed-methods approach, we complement analyses of teacher and immigrant young adult interviews with…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Expectation, Civics, Immigrants
Hawley, Todd S.; Crowe, Alicia R. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2016
Despite a solid body of research on rationale development in social studies teacher education, little research exists exploring how social studies preservice teachers' purposes develop over time. This article presents four examples of social studies preservice teachers as they grappled with developing a purpose for teaching social studies.…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Social Studies, Student Teacher Attitudes
Levy, Sara A. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2017
Using a multiple case study design, I examine how public high school students (n = 17) make sense of narratives about defining events with which they have specific heritage connections. Focusing on 3 groups of students (Hmong, Chinese, and Jewish) studying 3 heritage events (respectively, the Vietnam War, Modern China, and the Holocaust), this…
Descriptors: High School Students, Case Studies, Cultural Background, Asian History
Swalwell, Katy; Schweber, Simone – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2016
The protests against the Budget Repair Bill in Wisconsin during the spring of 2011 provide a powerful moment in which to examine social studies teachers' curricular, pedagogic, and personal political decisions in the context of a local, controversial current event. We engaged 7 middle and high school social studies teachers from small and large,…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Activism, Oral History
Fry, Sara W.; O'Brien, Jason – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2015
Teacher educators have an obligation to prepare preservice teachers with the skills and dispositions necessary to promote a socially just world. Yet the results of this study uncovered that the majority of elementary preservice teachers in a national sample (N = 846) have a simplistic perception of good citizenship consistent with what Westheimer…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Citizenship Education, Social Justice
Harris, Lauren McArthur – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2014
The ability to make connections is an important aspect of teaching history and a vital skill in our increasingly globalized world. This study examines how preservice and practicing teachers organize and connect world historical events and concepts for themselves and for instructional purposes. Findings are based on interviews with 2 card-sorting…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, History Instruction, World History, Preservice Teachers
Blevins, Brooke; LeCompte, Karon; Wells, Sunny – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2016
It is imperative that schools and communities give students opportunities to participate in active citizenship and prepare them with the important skills and dispositions needed to become informed citizens. Action civics is a promising practice that puts students at the heart of civics learning by providing them with the opportunity to learn about…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Student Participation, Student Research
Brooks, Sarah – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2014
This comparative case study examines the manner in which 2 middle-level social studies teachers established connections between the past and the present within their curriculums. The teachers who participated in this project worked in different school districts: one teaching a 7th-grade U.S. History curriculum and the other teaching a 6th-grade…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Case Studies, Social Studies, Grade 7
Jaffee, Ashley Taylor – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2016
This study examines how teachers in 4 urban newcomer high schools conceptualized and implemented social studies education for Latino/a newcomer youth through an emerging framework of culturally and linguistically relevant citizenship education. Through a multi-site, collective case study design, the perspectives and decision making of social…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Citizenship Education, Immigrants, Teaching Methods
Hilburn, Jeremy – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2015
In this qualitative collective case study with 6 high school civics teachers, I found that using an asset-based approach to teaching civics for, with, and by immigrant students enriched teaching and learning for immigrant and native-born students, although participants missed some opportunities for deeper exploration. I used a combined theoretical…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers
Misco, Thomas; Lee, Lena – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2014
Engaging students in controversial issues provides numerous benefits for developing democratic citizenship. A wide variety of pathways and challenges exist to their discussion in classrooms, many of which are based upon societal and cultural context. This study explores the context of Guam and maps the issues of controversy within categories of…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Democracy, Citizenship, Cross Cultural Training