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ERIC Number: EJ961803
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 28
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0885-985X
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The Disclosure Dilemma in Action: A Qualitative Look at the Effect of Teacher Disclosure on Classroom Instruction
Journell, Wayne
Journal of Social Studies Research, v35 n2 p217-244 Fall 2011
Using Kelly's (1986) four perspectives on teacher disclosure, I analyze the quality of instruction present in the classrooms of six high school government teachers during their coverage of the 2008 Presidential Election, an event that received widespread media attention and elicited strong feelings on both sides of the political spectrum. Four of the teachers chose to remain neutral throughout their coverage of the election by not revealing their candidate preference to their students, while the remaining two teachers disclosed their preferences early in the semester, although in strikingly different ways. The findings of this study offer a practical approach to evaluating the "disclosure dilemma" encountered by many pre-service and practicing teachers during their classroom instruction. (Contains 1 table and 2 notes.)
International Society for the Social Studies. University of Central Florida College of Education, Suite 123M P.O. Box 161250, Orlando, FL 32816. e-mail: ISSS@mail.ucf.edu; Web site: http://www.TheISSI.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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