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Anna Julia Cooper, Ph.D., and the Inequality of Economic Industry

Christensen, Lois McFadyen - In: Social Studies Research and Practice 7 (2012) 1, pp. 61-65

Dr. Anna Julia Cooper was an early, radical educational pioneer who asked why African Americans were perceived as problematic to society and subjected to economic biases (Berry, 2006; May, 2007) Her life spanned the period of the Civil War to the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement ,. Reflecting on...

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Gender discourse in the social studies curriculum: an international literature review

Siebert, Molly D. - In: Social Studies Research and Practice 15 (2020) 2, pp. 183-194

social studies curriculum, with the goal of promoting gender equality. Design/methodology/approach To gauge how issues on … research used a mixture of the key search terms “inclusion,” “gender discourse,” “women,” “gender equality” and “curriculum … steps to achieve gender equality: (1) consistently encourage students to critique power structures and systems of oppression …

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Using Norman Rockwell Paintings as a Window to the Black Experience

Samuels, Amy J.; Samuels, Gregory L. - In: Social Studies Research and Practice 9 (2014) 1, pp. 129-145

This article explores engaging student learning concerning the Black Experience during the Civil Rights Era through the analysis of Norman Rockwell paintings. Focusing on pedagogy and content, the article highlights an instructional framework to encourage an inclusive view of American History...

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Dorothea Lange

Hubbard, Janie - In: Social Studies Research and Practice 14 (2019) 3, pp. 281-289

Purpose Dorothea Lange was one of the first US documentary photographers, and she was empowered by the belief that seeing the effects of injustice, in photographs, could elicit social and political reform. She famously documented the plight of Dust Bowl migrants during the US. Great Depression...

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Using “When the Levees Broke/Teaching the Levees” to Teach Middle School Students About Empathy and Social Justice

Thomas-Brown, Karen - In: Social Studies Research and Practice 5 (2010) 2, pp. 76-90

This action research study reports on an important unit of study having evidence of success. The paper discusses how students in a social studies classroom setting may be encouraged to develop and display empathy for individuals who are impacted by hurricane disasters. It uses aspects of the...

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Nurturing Young Social Studies Learners’ Notions of Democracy

Christensen, Lois McFadyen - In: Social Studies Research and Practice 5 (2010) 2, pp. 115-119

When educators, families, and children come together in the classroom to share their diverse cultures, potential exists for learning concepts about democracy, citizenship, and social justice through an immersion experience of interacting together. By involving families and encouraging...

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Using visual curriculum materials to “bear witness”

Matherson, Lisa H.; Haag, Sydney Armour - In: Social Studies Research and Practice 16 (2021) 3, pp. 193-202

Purpose The purpose of this notable trade book lesson plan is to utilize the novel, Ghost Boys , in an upper elementary/middle school education application. This lesson plan utilizes visual curriculum materials to engage students in a powerful exploration of “bearing witness.” Through the...

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Negotiating Visions of Teaching: Teaching Social Studies for Social Justice

Agarwal, Ruchi - In: Social Studies Research and Practice 6 (2011) 3, pp. 54-66

Pre-service teachers may leave their graduate programs with strong social justice leanings, yet most begin teaching struggling to integrate their visions into a context constrained by accountability demands. Pressures and constraints, such as high-stakes testing and mandated curriculum, may...

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In Another American Skin: Development of Empathy through Desktop Documentary Making

Schul, James E. - In: Social Studies Research and Practice 6 (2011) 3, pp. 104-119

This article analyzes a classroom project that integrated desktop documentary making with an educational foundations course in order to foster empathetic development in pre-service teachers toward unfamiliar cultural groups. The project required each tertiary student in the course to create a...

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Critical Historical Inquiry: How Might Pre-Service Teachers Confront Master Historical Narratives?

Salinas, Cinthia; Blevins, Brooke - In: Social Studies Research and Practice 9 (2014) 3, pp. 35-50

In this qualitative case study, we examine pre-service teachers’ understandings’ of history as narrative. This analysis specifically explores the kinds of new historical narratives pre-service teachers create as a result of purposeful secondary social studies methods instruction that...

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