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Martell, Christopher C. – Whiteness and Education, 2023
In this 6-year longitudinal interpretative case study, the researcher examined four white elementary teachers' beliefs and practices related to teaching race. Interview, observation, and classroom artefact data were collected from their teacher preparation program through their fifth year in the classroom. Using critical race theory and critical…
Descriptors: White Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Race, Social Studies
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Stevens, Kaylene M.; Martell, Christopher C. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2021
In a previous study conducted before the emergence of the #MeToo Movement and the results of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, the authors examined feminist teachers and found differences based on their liberal feminist or critical feminist perspectives. In this study, the authors examine the same participants five years later to determine if…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Elections, Political Campaigns, Presidents
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Martell, Christopher C. – Journal of Education, 2018
In this interpretative case study, the researcher examined the beliefs and practices of three self-identifying culturally relevant social studies teachers related to their teaching of U.S. history at a racially and ethnically diverse urban high school. The teachers displayed beliefs and practices that were aligned with the core criteria of…
Descriptors: High Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Culturally Relevant Education
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Martell, Christopher C.; Stevens, Kaylene M. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2017
In this interpretative case study, the researchers examined the beliefs and practices of 10 self-identifying race-conscious social studies teachers. Using critical race theory as the lens, the researchers found that most of the teachers made race explicit in their classrooms by including race in units not typically considered race-related and…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Prosocial Behavior, Race, Racial Bias
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Martell, Christopher C.; Stevens, Kaylene M. – Social Studies, 2017
In this interpretive case study the researchers examined the beliefs of 13 self-identifying race-conscious secondary social studies teachers from diverse racial or ethnic, gender, and school-context backgrounds. The researchers found that the teachers' beliefs and views of practice were generally aligned with the main assertions of critical race…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Race, Critical Theory, Beliefs
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Martell, Christopher C.; Stevens, Kaylene Mae – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
In this interpretative case study, the researchers examined the beliefs and practices of 10 self-identifying race-conscious social studies teachers. Using critical race theory as the lens, the results showed that most of the teachers made race explicit in their classrooms, included race in units not typically considered race-related, and focused…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes, Social Studies, Case Studies
Martell, Christopher C. – Online Submission, 2014
In this interpretative case study, the researcher examined the beliefs and practices of three social studies teachers related to their teaching of race in U.S. history at a racially and ethnically diverse urban high school. Using the theory of culturally relevant pedagogy as a lens, this study employed mixed methods, analyzing teacher interviews,…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Racial Factors, Race, United States History
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Martell, Christopher C. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2013
In this practitioner research study, the author, a White social studies teacher, examined the intersection between his students' race/ethnicity and their experiences learning history. Using critical race theory as a lens, the author employed mixed methods, analyzing teacher journaling, classroom artifacts, and student reflections, as well as…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, United States History, Race, Culturally Relevant Education
Martell, Christopher C. – Online Submission, 2013
In this study, the researcher examined student conceptions of "Whiteness" as it relates to past and present U.S. history. Using Critical Race Theory as the lens, this study employed mixed methods, analyzing teacher observations, classroom artifacts/student work, survey, and interview data from White students and students of color at an…
Descriptors: United States History, Whites, Student Attitudes, Time
Martell, Christopher C. – Online Submission, 2012
In this practitioner research study, a social studies teacher examined the intersection between his students' race/ethnicity and their experiences learning history. Using the theory of culturally relevant pedagogy as a lens, this study employed mixed methods, analyzing teacher journaling, classroom artifacts, and student reflections, as well as…
Descriptors: Teacher Researchers, Social Studies, History Instruction, Learning Processes