How should Deweyan educators teach their students about engaging in efforts to bring about social change in a political context marked by polarization, power differentials, and oppression? In this article, Joshua Forstenzer argues that Deweyan educators must encourage their students to engage in pluralistic and creative experiments rather than…

The concept of statistical sense provides an understanding of the goals of statistics education and helps to clarify the design of activities that promote the development of statistical literacy, reasoning and thinking. The new approaches to statistics in schools mean special attention must be paid to teacher training. This training should enable…

Background/purpose: This study investigated the assessment practices of secondary school civic education teachers in Kaduna State, Nigeria, focusing on the evaluation methods, tools, and strategies used to assess students' understanding and mastery of civic education content. Three (3) research objectives, research questions, and null hypotheses…

It is widely acknowledged that anthropogenic climate change is already having severe adverse effects on our planet and poses an existential threat to many species, including our own. National curricula and schools and other formal educational settings have been slow to address the issue of climate change, despite the deep traction that it has with…

In this essay, the authors posit that democratic backsliding, rather than partisanship, is the prevailing political situation in which civics and social studies teachers are working. The authors then present evidence from focus groups composed of practicing social studies teachers from across the United States to illustrate how the reliance on…

Recent calls by legislators to exclude "divisive concepts" and histories from our curricula pose a challenge to the development of students' epistemic responsibility and agency in classrooms. In this paper, Martha Perez-Mugg examines the classroom as a space for the development of epistemic responsibility, ultimately suggesting that…

Background/purpose: Religious moderation at the high school level is an essential part of the curriculum. One of the supporting factors in education is the principal's leadership style. The aim of this research is to explore the strategy and implementation of the principal's leadership in promoting religious moderation. Materials/methods: This…

Purpose: This study pays attention to educational content in human rights education (HRE) at the early childhood education and care (ECEC) level. It aims to discuss the function of four content selection dimensions for discussing HRE content at the ECEC level. Design/methodology/approach: The aim is explored through a directed content analysis of…

This paper explores the digital literacy practices of youth of Color on social media within the context of teacher education. Despite being critical stakeholders in education, youth of Color are often overlooked in teacher education. Digital spaces, particularly social media and youth literacies on platforms, have the potential to facilitate…

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the importance of vaccination and public attitudes toward it firmly to the fore. However, vaccine hesitancy and refusal remain significant barriers to global uptake, with post-pandemic declines in routine immunization contributing to disease outbreaks worldwide. Research shows that education plays a vital role in…

More than ever, the capacity to engage in discourse addressing challenges we face as a nation is necessary. Young people must be able to navigate complex relationships in a diverse society. Yet, student capacity for constructive engagement across difference in classrooms is limited, and teachers lack the capacity to support students in dialogic…

Consensus-building is a component of democratic instruction that can be used to center student voices and empower them rather than imposing preconceived options. In this article, we draw from research and practice to describe ways teacher educators can implement inclusive strategies to build consensus among students. The process includes…

Humane Composition Pedagogy (HCP) provides a pedagogical framework for reconciling the current disconnect between neoliberal higher education policies (sometimes called the "business model" of higher education) and the demand for kinder and more human-centered instruction. Humane education is a pedagogical model, with origins in…

Background: Civic learning is an increasingly salient topic in research, policy, and practice. However, the recent empirical evidence on access to civic learning opportunities in the U.S. is limited, and monitoring learning opportunities is equally as important as monitoring learning outcomes. Methods: We build on prior research using survey items…

Purpose: The aim of this study is to reconstruct the development of civic learning within Czech debate during two periods: 1. the interwar period; 2. the communist era in Czechoslovakia. Design and approach: The study is based on printed materials related to educational policy--laws, educational programmes, curriculum documents and teaching…