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Examining How Historical Agency Works in Children’s Literature
James S. Damico, Mark Baildon, Daniel GreenstoneThis paper begins by framing the concept of historical agency as a complex relationship between structural forces and individual actions. We then describe general features of…
Why Teach About Globalization? Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions of the Benefits and Challenges of Teaching Globalization Issues
Zhanna Barchuk, Mary Jane HarkinsGlobalization enables a better understanding of the modern world and inspires responsible actions that will change our future for the better. Even though the term globalization…
Beyond MIVCA: How Social Studies Student Teachers Negotiate the National Council for the Social Studies' (NCSS) Curriculum Guidelines for Powerful Teaching and Learning
Kristal CurryThis paper presents case studies of three student teachers negotiating the demands of the National Council of the Social Studies' (NCSS) five characteristics of powerful teaching…
Implementing Social Action Curriculum in an Elementary Classroom: Reflections from the Journey
Michelle Vander Veldt, Jennifer PonderThis study examines how a social studies methods course, with an emphasis in civic education, is taught and carried through from its original implementation within a teacher…
Engaging 9/11 as a Learning Event: Teachers’ Perspectives Examined
Beverly B. Ray, Cynthia Lee A. PembertonThis study explored perspectives of secondary social studies teachers, who reported using live media broad-casts to engage students in an examination of terrorism on 9/11…
Student Teachers at Work Shifting the Orientation of Planning for Teacher Activities to Planning for Student Learning
Ana M. SerranoThis paper focuses on how one Student Teacher (ST) shifted his planning from teacher activities to student learning during a semester-long student-teaching practicum course in…
Hazard Education in 4th to 7th Grade Social Studies Courses in Turkey
Adem ÖcalTurkey is located in one of the most significant active seismic regions in the world. The country also is subject to many other natural and manmade disasters. In 2004, the Turkish…
Building Effective Citizens through 2009 National Council for the Social Studies Notable Picture Books
Kay A. ChickCitizens in our democracy need a skill set that enables them to take action to help others, challenge bias and prejudice, and demonstrate patriotism. This article considers these…
A Sequencing Framework for Middle Grades Social Studies Instructional Units
Allen Guidry, Jamin CarsonIn working with pre-service and beginning middle grades social studies teachers, the authors have found that those teachers often struggle to organize and sequence content in…
Cereal Box Dioramas of Native American Cultures: A Collaborative Project
Audrey C. Rule, Amy K. Lockhart, Frank Darrah, Lois A. LindellA social studies methods instructor and college students collaborated with an elementary teacher and fifth grade students to produce exciting cereal box dioramas of Native…
Bending the Golden Rule
Lois McFadyen ChristensenIt has been 34 years since the passage of Title IX. Yet women in academia are still underpaid and underrepre-sented in the full professor ranks nationwide. Why is this still an…
Digital Toolkits for Teachers
Mark Hofer, Kathy SwanChallenging students to create digital documentary films in history courses engages students in both mastery of content knowledge and higher order thinking experiences. Teachers…
Teaching Elementary Social Studies Methods Looking Back to Move Forward
Patrice Preston-GrimesWith increased curricular and classroom demands, teaching social studies content and skills can be challenging, especially in elementary schools. Although educators are encouraged…
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1933-5415Online date, start – end:
2006Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Cynthia Sunal