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Positionality of Paraeducators: A Phenomenological Study in a Public School District in the Pacific Northwest
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Ann R. Flynn – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Paraeducators play an important role in the classroom supporting students and certificated teachers. However, literature on the actual roles of paraeducators has revealed that paraeducators are rarely included in the teaching team (Patterson, 2006). Paraeducators are frequently asked to perform difficult or unpleasant jobs and may not be…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Public Schools, School Districts, Kindergarten
Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in the Elementary Social Studies Classroom: Teaching Social Justice through the Lenses of Power and Oppression and Site-Based Experiences
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Wilkins, Julia R. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This joint study in the elementary school social studies setting enacted the explicit intention of facilitating student understanding of social justice. The first study was conducted in a second grade classroom to assess how exploring historical neighborhoods in St. Louis impacted students' understandings of diversity. Student writings,…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Elementary School Students, Social Studies
Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in the Elementary Social Studies Classroom: Teaching Social Justice through the Lenses of Power and Oppression and Site-Based Experiences
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Witwer, Chelsea D. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This joint study in the elementary school social studies setting enacted the explicit intention of facilitating student understanding of social justice. The first study was conducted in a second grade classroom to assess how exploring historical neighborhoods in St. Louis impacted students' understandings of diversity. Student writings,…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Elementary School Students, Social Studies