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Johan Samuelsson; Åsa Melin; Christina Olin-Scheller; Niklas Gericke – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2024
Teachers' implementation of and attitudes to school reforms and overriding pedagogical ideals have long been a topic of debate and research. In this article, we centre on teachers' descriptions of how progressive teaching was conducted as well as on the teachers' reasons for implementing such teaching in the 1940s. This study is based on written…
Descriptors: Educational History, Trend Analysis, Progressive Education, Foreign Countries
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Aitchison, David – Children's Literature in Education, 2018
This article discusses contemporary American school stories that appear to advocate learning and literacy as a democratic good, but actually undermine democratic possibilities by teaching young readers to think of academic inquiry as a means to selfish, petty ends. Since "learning" and "literacy" are catchwords for educators…
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Fiction, Childrens Literature, Neoliberalism
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Nipitpon Nanthawong – Higher Education Studies, 2024
This research aims to compare the social studies curricula of Thailand and New York State, USA, analyze their similarities and differences, and propose guidelines for improving the Thai social studies curriculum. The study employed a qualitative research methodology, using documentary analysis of the Thai Basic Education Core Curriculum B.E. 2551…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Social Studies, Core Curriculum, Foreign Countries
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Avery, Patricia G.; Levy, Sara A.; Simmons, Annette M. M. – Social Studies, 2013
The authors argue that deliberation should be an integral part of secondary civics classrooms and teacher education programs. Drawing on a wide range of research, they contend that teaching and learning deliberative skills has the potential to build individual and group civic capacity. They share some of the results of an evaluation of one…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Secondary Education, Classroom Techniques
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Boyer, Susan J.; Bishop, Penny A. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2004
Interdisciplinary teaming in middle schools has increased dramatically over the past few decades (McEwin, Dickinson & Jensen, 2003); nevertheless, students have rarely been consulted as important sources of insight into this practice (Dickinson & Erb, 1997) of two or more teachers sharing the responsibility for instruction, curriculum, and…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Student Attitudes, Early Adolescents, Teaching Methods
Ediger, Marlow – 1999
Science teachers need to stress several kinds of objectives in teaching and learning. One kind, cognitive, receives major emphasis by teachers. In addition to vital facts and concepts, pupils should also acquire major generalizations. And, in addition to facts, concepts, and generalizations, pupils also need to be able to think critically.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Objectives, Democratic Values, Educational Practices