Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ536817
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Giving Social Studies Students Greater Decision-Making Autonomy.
Gardner, Sharon Suzanne
Teaching and Change, v4 n1 p20-34 Fall 1996
A sixth-grade social studies teacher examined how to give her students more autonomy. By teaching them how to function in cooperative learning environments, the teacher noticed significant improvements in student-teacher interaction, a lessening of disciplinary problems, and a strengthening of individual student leadership. (Author/SM)
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Discipline, Grade 6, Inquiry, Intermediate Grades, Participative Decision Making, Social Studies, Student Motivation, Student Participation, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods, Teamwork
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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