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Direct linkBrooks, Sarah – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2014
This comparative case study examines the manner in which 2 middle-level social studies teachers established connections between the past and the present within their curriculums. The teachers who participated in this project worked in different school districts: one teaching a 7th-grade U.S. History curriculum and the other teaching a 6th-grade…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Case Studies, Social Studies, Grade 7
Conklin, Hilary G.; Daigle, Elizabeth – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2012
This research examines the preparation of middle grades social studies teachers by investigating opportunities for learning in 2 social studies methods courses in distinctive teacher education pathways: a specialized middle grades program and a secondary social studies program. The findings suggest that, although both methods course instructors…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Social Studies
Pace, Judith L. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2011
This article contributes to research on the impact of high stakes accountability on social studies teaching where it is "not" tested by the state, and addresses the question of what is happening in middle and higher performing versus struggling schools (Wills, 2007). The author presents complex findings from a qualitative study in five California…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Program Effectiveness, Literacy, Accountability
Camicia, Steven P. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2008
Frame analysis was used to examine how competing stakeholders framed a sixth grade curriculum controversy over whether the WWII internment of Japanese Americans should be categorized as a controversial issue. Teachers and administrators in a northwestern U.S. school claimed that the internment was clearly wrong and not controversial, but these…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Social Studies, Controversial Issues (Course Content), War
Otten, Mark; Stigler, James W.; Woodward, J. Arthur; Staley, Lisle – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2004
This study examines the influence of a dramatic art-based history program for fifth-grade students on both their learning and enjoyment of history. The program, called "Performing History," reflects theories of effective use of drama in the classroom as well as successful ways to teach history. The program presents historical information as part…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 6, Control Groups, Achievement Tests
Milson, Andrew J. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2002
Social studies educators have long promoted inquiry learning as a valuable method of instruction. Specifically, research into the use of inquiry methods in the teaching and learning of history has demonstrated that this method has much to offer. Recently, the use of technological tools, including the Internet, has received attention as a means of…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Internet, Social Studies, Academic Ability
