Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 539 for “"Social studies"”.
-
PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS ABOUT SOCIAL STUDIES GOALS AND CONTENT AREAS IN OMAN
The purpose of this study was to examine social studies teachers' perceptions about social studies goals and content areas that should constitute the social studies curricula of grades five to 10 in Oman. This national study involved a population of 538 social studies teachers in basic education …
-
The effect of a constructivist social studies unit on student attitudes toward social studies
… was to examine the effect of a constructivist social studies unit on student attitudes towards social studies. It was hypothesized that students who experienced constructivist based social studies lessons would display a greater interest in social studies topics in the classroom than those who …
-
Social studies and the internet
<p>This study sought to address two primary questions: (1) to determine if students' attitudes towards using the Internet as a resource changed as a result of their applying a web evaluation guide, and (2) to determine if the quality of students' research products improved as a result of web …
-
Don’t Forget About Social Studies: A Unit Plan Project on Using Integration in Elementary Social Studies
Social studies is one of the four core content areas in the elementary curriculum. With the current climate of standardized testing and the Common Core standards, social studies is facing marginalization in the elementary classroom. More and more time is being spent on English Language Arts (ELA) …
-
Thinking critically about social studies : women’s perspectives
… indicates that women are under represented in social studies teaching in BC. Social studies is about how humans interact and have interacted in the social world. Yet, these interactions are defined largely by men and are about men. The experience of women as teachers of social studies is both …
-
Difficult knowledge and social studies (teacher) education
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education, 2010
-
Controversy and counternarrative in the social studies
… qualitative study sought to explore reasons why social studies teachers chose to teach controversial issues and counternarratives in their classroom in an era where doing so is dangerous for teachers and their job security, and how they go about doing so in their classrooms. The theoretical …
-
The Orient in Elementary School Social Studies
… (1) to make a study of the Oriental Studies content suggested in textbooks, curriculum guides, and "new social studies programs" used extensively in elementary schools in the state of Washington, and (2) to develop suggested Oriental Studies content for elementary schools, with …
-
Two units in seventh-grade social studies
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University, 1944. This item was digitized by the Internet Archive.
-
Qualitative Aspects of Egyptian Social Studies Textbooks
… study considered some critical problems in the social studies curriculum in the Egyptian preparatory school, i.e., the school serving students in grades seven to nine.
-
Are They "American" Enough to Teach Social Studies? Korean American Teachers' Social Studies Teaching Experiences in American Public Schools
This study explores three Korean American social studies teachers' experiences of teaching social studies, focusing on their curricular and pedagogical perceptions and practices. Framed by sociocultural theory, this study aims to shed light on the heterogeneous stories and socially and culturally …
-
A Survey of Washington State High Schools for Information Concerning Social Studies Curriculum Changes since “Project Social Studies” of 1962
… was to find whether implementation of new social studies programs was greater in the large high schools of Eastern or Western Washington.</p>
-
Social Studies: The Lost Art of Being Social
The content area of social studies has in recent years been replaced within the educational curriculum across the country. This paper discusses how the slow removal of studying the socialization of mankind from the education system is directly linked to the decline in societal values, citizenship …
Page 1 of 27