Caught in the Middle: Evangelical Public Elementary Educators.

Lederhouse, Jillian N.

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ERIC Number: EJ576630

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Publication Date: 1997

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Caught in the Middle: Evangelical Public Elementary Educators.

Lederhouse, Jillian N.

Anthropology & Education Quarterly, v28 n2 p182-203 Jun 1997

Examines the tensions between private beliefs and teaching in the public schools for three evangelical elementary school teachers who supported constructivist pedagogy. The case study explores the challenges faced by teachers who advocate a transactional curriculum in the professional community while living in a theologically conservative community. (SLD)

Descriptors: Beliefs, Case Studies, Christianity, Conservatism, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching (Occupation), Teaching Methods, Traditionalism

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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