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Direct linkHalvorsen, Anne-Lise; Duke, Nell K.; Brugar, Kristy A.; Block, Meghan K.; Strachan, Stephanie L.; Berka, Meghan B.; Brown, Jason M. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2012
This study addresses the question: Do second-grade students from low- socioeconomic-status (SES) schools taught with an iteratively designed project-based approach to social studies and content literacy instruction: (a) make statistically significant gains on standards-based social studies and content area literacy assessments, and (b) reach a…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Citizen Participation, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods
Hembacher, Diane; Cruise, Mary J. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2006
As the number of elderly people in our society increases, it becomes especially important for children to develop positive attitudes towards elders and towards their own aging. The American Association for Health Education has recommended the infusion of positive aging concepts in the K-12 curriculum. This qualitative study investigated the…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Aging (Individuals), Student Attitudes, Social Studies
Primary-Grade Students' Knowledge and Thinking about Food Production and the Origins of Common Foods
Brophy, Jere; Alleman, Janet; O'Mahony, Carolyn – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2003
Individual interviews were conducted with 96 K-3 students, stratified according to grade level, achievement level, and gender. The students were asked to explain land-to-hand progressions involved in bringing several common foods to our tables, identify products derived from common farm animals, explain why a pound of cereal costs more than a…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Food, Food Processing Occupations, Food Service
