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Wansink, Bjorn; de Graaf, Beatrice; Berghuis, Elke – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2021
This article investigates how 12 upper-elementary school teachers dealt with the occurrence of a terrorist attack in their city during school hours and in the immediate aftermath. All teachers were interviewed shortly after the terrorist attack about their goals, dilemmas, and pedagogical strategies employed in the classroom. We found that during…
Descriptors: Terrorism, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes
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Wansink, Bjorn; Patist, Jaap; Zuiker, Itzél; Savenije, Geerte; Janssenswillen, Paul – Teaching History, 2019
Sometimes, things don't go to plan. Current events come into the classroom, especially the history classroom. How should students' responses to current affairs be dealt with there? How should students' desire to voice their opinions be handled if their opinion is unpopular. What if the student is simply wrong? How far can moral relativism be…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Teacher Response, Current Events