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Direct linkStoddard, Jeremy; Fitchett, Paul; Hess, Diana – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2022
The goal of this study was to identify teacher-reported practices related to teaching the 2018 US Midterm Elections and contemporary social and policy issues. In particular, we sought to identify factors that helped explain why teachers were or were not engaging students in the midterm elections and related contemporary issues and what contextual…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Social Studies, Elections, Teaching Methods
Aashamar, Peter N.; Klette, Kirsti – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2023
This article examines how teachers and students connect disciplinary knowledge to contexts outside the classroom in naturally occurring teaching in 80 Nordic lower secondary social studies lessons using a standardized observation manual. We found evidence that teachers often connected disciplinary knowledge to students' experiences and wider…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Social Studies, Learner Engagement
Pollak, Itay; Segal, Aliza; Lefstein, Adam; Meshulam, Assaf – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2018
Teaching through controversial, politically charged issues is promoted in Anglo-American democracies as a key means for cultivating active citizenry and democratic values. However, the challenges of discussing controversial issues in the classroom may differ in younger, deeply divided democracies that lack common ground and institutional…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Foreign Countries, Political Issues, Teaching Methods
Barrett, Brian; Hordern, Jim – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2021
In this paper, we aim to outline what foundations can offer in terms of understanding education and educational practice, and thus for providing a basis for teachers' professional knowledge. We look critically at the struggle foundation disciplines often experience with coherence and integration in terms of both their relation to each other and to…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Foundations of Education
Garrett, H. James – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2020
This paper attends to the emotional and affective relations that manifest through political discussions in secondary classrooms. In particular, the focus is on the dynamics of classrooms during discussions of political issues. Specific attention is given to interpretations of movements and manifestations of emotions as well as the ways that…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Political Attitudes, Secondary School Students, Emotional Response
Goodyear, Victoria A.; Casey, Ashley; Kirk, David – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2017
While there are numerous pedagogical innovations and varying forms of professional learning to support change, teachers rarely move beyond the initial implementation of new ideas and policies and few innovations reach the institutionalized stage. Building on both site ontologies and situated learning in communities of practice perspectives, this…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Sustainability, Educational Innovation, Teaching Methods
