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Caddel, Cecile – Texas Education Review, 2022
The purpose of this research is in exploring how a critical curriculum in the social studies classroom leads to a transformative education. Since foundational narratives are deeply embedded in our educational curriculum, critical sources offer contradicting cultural and socio-political relevance within traditional works. As counternarratives,…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources, Social Studies
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Becker, Sandra; Jacobsen, Michele – Information and Learning Sciences, 2022
Purpose: Using Johansson-Sköldberg "et al."'s (2013) descriptions of design discourses, this study aims to analyze teacher interviews, research notes and teacher and student artifacts to determine if engagement in design practices led to changes in the teacher's thinking. Design/methodology/approach: This article presents results from a…
Descriptors: Design, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Saglam, Merve; Akman, Özkan – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2023
This study aims to determine the current problems related to social studies education from the perspective of social studies teachers. The research was designed with content analysis technique, one of the qualitative research methods. The study group of the research consisted of 50 social studies teachers working in secondary schools in the center…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Secondary School Teachers
Allen, I. Elaine; Seaman, Jeff – Babson Survey Research Group, 2017
The objective of this study is to better understand the process by which K-12 school districts select curricula materials in four critical subject areas: Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, and History and Social Studies. This research has two primary goals: (1) to understand the process by which K-12 school districts select and adopt…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Districts, Decision Making, Mathematics Instruction
Seaman, Julia E.; Seaman, Jeff – Bay View Analytics, 2020
Curriculum based on open educational resources (OER) -- materials that are free for educators and students to use, customize, and share -- represent a small portion of all K-12 recent adoptions, at slightly over 5%. OER are concentrated in Mathematics, where 14% of adoption decisions were OER (compared to 4% for English Language Arts, 2% for…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Quality
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Chimbunde, P.; Kgari-Masondo, M. C. – Perspectives in Education, 2020
The new 2015-2022 Zimbabwean curriculum in which Social Studies is engrained was driven by the need among others to transform the Zimbabweans' demeanour and etiquette by employing "Ubuntu" as its philosophical base. Through the "Ubuntu" lens, this qualitative case study explores how "Ubuntu" values could be applied to…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Barriers, African Culture, Educational Change
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Croddy, Marshall; Levine, Peter – Social Education, 2014
As the C3 Framework for the social studies rolls out, it is hoped that its influence will grow, offering a vision and guidance for the development of a new generation of state social studies standards that promote deeper student learning and the acquisition of essentials skills for college, career, and civic life. In the interim, it can be an…
Descriptors: Social Studies, State Standards, Guidance Programs, Civics
Smutny, Joan Franklin; Walker, Sally Yahnke; Honeck, Ellen I. – Free Spirit Publishing, 2016
These proven, practical early childhood teaching strategies help teachers identify young gifted children, differentiate curriculum, assess and document students' development, and build partnerships with parents. Chapters focus on early identification, curriculum compacting, social studies, language arts, math and science, cluster grouping,…
Descriptors: Children, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
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Meyer, Nadean – Education Libraries, 2011
Biased and inaccurate information about Native Americans continue in children's resources and remain in many of today's curriculum centers. While Native American students remain a minority in schools, accurate information is vital for understanding contemporary society and our history by both Native and non-Native students. Many states including…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Tribal Sovereignty, American Indians, Social Studies
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Misco, Thomas; Castaneda, Martha E. – Educational Horizons, 2009
One of the main professional-development challenges social studies teachers face involves adjusting content and instruction to accommodate the surging population of English Language Learners (ELLs). Between the 1993-1994 and 2004-2005 school years, ELL school populations increased 68 percent to more than 5.1 million, compared to a 7.8 percent…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Curriculum Design, Second Language Learning, Native Speakers
Campbell, Sally R. – 1978
The booklet presents concepts, generalizations, background information, and learning activities for use in elementary and secondary school programs on energy, ecology, and economic issues. Major objectives of the resource guide are to help students understand problems related to the energy situation and to promote constructive changes in attitude…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development, Depleted Resources, Ecology
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Piro, Joseph M. – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 2008
This article features an arts education curriculum project that was designed to use the oeuvre of Rembrandt van Rijn--seventeenth-century Dutch painter, etcher, and draftsman extraordinaire--as a teaching resource. A partnership of scholars, university professors, museum educators, and classroom teachers designed the project, which uses Rembrandt…
Descriptors: Art Education, Artists, Art History, Social Studies
Estrada, Josephine – 1976
Funded by combined Title I Migrant and Title IV Civil Rights Act funds, this guide on six major themes dealing with Puerto Rico was developed primarily for use by teachers in elementary and secondary schools. The guide is designed to provide teachers and students with a better understanding of Puerto Rican and culture. Although the publication was…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Cultural Education, Cultural Enrichment
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1979
This guide provides a framework for developing a law-related curriculum in grades K-12. It is presented in nine major sections. Section I discusses the rationale for including law-related education in the curriculum. The rationale is that in order for citizens to make conscious choices, they must understand legal processes, reason through the need…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Citizenship, Community Resources, Concept Teaching
ARNOFF, MELVIN – 1966
THIS PUBLICATION WAS DEVELOPED AS A RESOURCE UNIT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO USE IN A FIRST-GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM. THE UNIT WAS DEVELOPED AND TESTED AT A SEMINAR HELD IN OCTOBER 1965, AT KENT, OHIO. THE CONTENTS INCLUDE OBJECTIVES, ESSENTIAL GENERALIZATIONS, LEARNING ACTIVITIES, UNIT CONTENT (WHICH PROVIDES THE TEACHER WITH A LIST…
Descriptors: Cultural Enrichment, Curriculum Development, Family (Sociological Unit), Foreign Countries
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