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Direct linkVansover, Yaron – Theory and Research in Education, 2013
This article examines the narrative structure used by Israeli history teachers in their lessons. The investigation makes use of the analytical tools of narratology, employing the constitutive narratological distinction between "fabula" and "szujet." It becomes clear that the narrative structure which teachers of history…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History, History Instruction, Narration
Brooks, 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
Mitchell, Katharyne; Elwood, Sarah – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2012
This study highlights the power of place, and reconceptualizes geography education as integral to the larger project of teaching for democratic citizenship. Using an interactive web platform, the researchers asked 29 seventh grade girls to research and map significant cultural and historical places associated with an ethnic group, or women, in the…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Action Research, Resource Allocation, Teaching Methods
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
Obenchain, Kathryn M.; Pennington, Julie L.; Orr, Angela – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2010
This qualitative case study examines one secondary social studies teacher's enactment of her critical constructivist beliefs in teaching for democratic citizenship education. Results are organized around the knowledge, skills, and dispositions addressed, and their consistency with critical constructivism. The teacher's practices were consistent…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Democracy, Citizenship Education, Social Studies
