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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"history teachers"”.
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The Published Discourse of History Teachers 2004-2013
This thesis is a study of history teacher published discourse. It draws on ten years of teacher publication in the journal Teaching History and uncovers (a) the nature of the discourse, (b) the principal themes addressed in the discourse and (c) the ways in which teachers contributing to the …
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Peer coaching for history teachers at Oakcrest High School
… scheduling and multiple course-loads kept teachers from capitalizing on the greatest resource that surrounded them; each-other. This program allowed teachers to observe and be observed in a non-threatening, supportive environment outside the domain of supervisors and administrators. …
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DESIGNING A CURRICULUM FOR DIFFICULT HISTORY: TEACHERS, MUSEUM WORKERS, AND WAR PHOTOJOURNALISM
… This case study explore three secondary English teachers’ integration of an art museum exhibition of modern war photojournalism into their Fall 2015 curricula by pursuing two research questions: How do high school teachers’ experience creating and teaching a curriculum built around traumatic …
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St. Colman's: a Case Study in Teachers' Perspectives: History Teachers in Context
This case study researches teachers’ perspectives within St. Colman’s, a large voluntary secondary school in rural Ireland. It investigates History teachers as a group of subject teachers within this context. ‘Perspectives’ are located within the interpretive sociology of symbolic interactionism. …
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How "global" are global history teachers? Secondary social studies teachers' understandings of global awareness and global education
<p>Although global history has been a part of the discipline of social studies in New York State for a number of years, the inclusion of global education and skills has been less prevalent in the discipline. This lack of global perspectives in education has proven to be detrimental to the global …
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Mirror of a nation in transition : case studies of history teachers and students in Cape Town schools
How do history classes reflect the ways in which teachers and students in Cape Town schools are dealing with their nation in transition? I ask through this research. To address this question, I developed a methodology based on ethnographic methods in the belief that I could gain a unique …
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A Case Study of United States History Teachers in Virginia in an Era of the Standards of Learning Assessment
… Standards of Learning (SOLs) United States history assessment scores, was used to assess academic outcomes for students. Policy implementation research frequently fails to include an analysis of teaching practice. The goal of this study, then, was to explore current instructional practices …
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A Study of the Teaching Methods, Materials, Class Organizations, and Opinions of American History Teachers in Selected Iowa High Schools
… movement. The study concentrated on American History classes, since they provided a common base for research. Procedure. Teachers in thirty-five randomly selected Iowa public high schools received a questionnaire-opinionnaire form which they were asked to complete and return. The form elicited …
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The Perception of the Value of the Use of Primary Source Documents among East Tennessee Lakeway Area History Teachers in Grades 5-12.
<p>This study examines the perceptions of history and social studies teachers in the Lakeway Area of East Tennessee concerning the use of primary source materials in classroom instruction. The purpose of this study was to determine what value the educators in the intact group held for the use of …
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“They transformed our thinking”: An exploration of how, and under what conditions, working with historians and historical scholarship can contribute to UK secondary history teachers’ professional learning and practice development
… This thesis asks when, in what ways, and how, teachers’ engagements with disciplinary scholarship – research from the academic disciplines most closely related to the subjects they teach – can contribute to their professional learning and practice development. Engagements between schools and …
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The empathy imperative : primary narratives in South African history teaching
… happening again. International literature on history education and memory studies questions this ‘never again’ imperative, pointing out that remembrance does not necessarily lead to redemption. The aim of this research is to conduct a similar exercise by investigating the following paradox …
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Teacher participation in curriculum decision making : a study of teachers' opinions on history education at secondary schools in the Cape Peninsula
… the empirical investigation into the teaching of history in South Africa undertaken by the Human Sciences Research Council (1989-1991) have prompted this study. The research undertaken attempts to examine how history teachers' opinions can be collected, interpreted and utilised for curriculum …
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Eighth grade social studies teachers' perceptions of the impact of technology on students' learning in world history
… These items can help keep both students and teachers on task with the required material. There are also technological instructional strategies that can be used such as WebQuests and virtual tours. These activities may increase students' ability to become more active in the learning process …
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Controversial Issues in United States History Classrooms: Teachers' Perspectives
… to understand how secondary level United States History teachers approached controversial issues in their standards-based, high-stakes testing classrooms. Controversial issues consisted of multiple points of view, were socially constructed, and had the potential to challenge belief systems. The …
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A periferia urbana como lugar da educação patrimonial: o ensino de História no Grande Bom Jardim
… of Heritage Education within the teaching of history. These are the cultural assets: Praça de Santa Cecília, Centro Cultural do Bom Jardim and the Ponto de Memória. As historical sources were used questionnaires, reports and field notebooks produced by students throughout the research, as well …
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Secondary teachers' perceptions on their competency and self-efficacy levels associated with an integrated professional development approach to teaching United States history
… of Content Immersion Mini-institutes, Public History Field Experiences, and Collaborative Pedagogical workshops offered to middle school and high school United States history teachers. The major focus of the study was scaled exit surveys and free response questions completed by teachers in six …
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Advanced Placement Art History: Effective Teaching Strategies in the Art Beyond the European Content Area
… content area of the Advanced Placement Art History (APAH) examination administered by the College Board. Three Advanced Placement Art History teachers participated in this study. Each teacher demonstrated successful and effective strategies in her APAH program. The criteria for selection …
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Capstone Thesis
… learners (MLs) in high school global history classrooms, where complex writing demands often exceed the language development supports available. Grounded in sociocultural theory, SIOP Model, and Cummins’ BICS/CALP framework, this project explores how scaffolded instruction can bridge …
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Countering privilege: Toward a critical pedagogy of compassion in the teaching of United States history
… status in our society by having United States history teachers teach history in such a way that the affluent come to have a greater understanding for the “other.” The study begins with a discussion of concepts of privilege, compassion and empathy, and the poor. This is followed by an historical …
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Continuity and Change: Curriculum and Instruction in the World History Classroom
… explores curriculum and instruction in the world history classroom through two manuscripts. These manuscripts describe the effects of educational policy and environmental contexts on the work of world history teachers. The first study analyzes the world history curriculum, and the second study …
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