"A Better Vision of What Social Studies Can Be": How Elementary Teachers' Philosophies Influence Their Use of the "History Alive!" Textbook

Autor/in	Hintz, Kathryn
Titel	"A Better Vision of What Social Studies Can Be": How Elementary Teachers' Philosophies Influence Their Use of the "History Alive!" Textbook
Quelle	In: Theory and Research in Social Education, 42 (2014) 1, S.96-126 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0093-3104
DOI	10.1080/00933104.2013.876697
Schlagwörter	Social Studies; Educational Philosophy; History Instruction; Textbooks; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Interviews; Observation; Teaching Methods; Instructional Innovation; Grade 5; Experienced Teachers; Correlation; Instructional Materials; School Districts; Attitude Change; United States History; Profiles; Qualitative Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gemeinschaftskunde; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Korrelation; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; School district; Schulbezirk; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Qualitative Forschung
Abstract	In this qualitative research project, I investigated curricular decision making and the relationship among teacher philosophies, textbook materials, and classroom practice. Participants included 5 experienced 5th-grade teachers who used a comprehensive social studies textbook package, "History Alive! America's Past". Information was gathered through classroom observations and interviews with each participant. Results indicate that teachers whose beliefs about the purposes of social studies aligned with the textbook publisher's stated philosophies took full advantage of the program's innovative features. Four teachers used the textbook to put their beliefs into practice. One of the participants who had less clearly defined goals retained some classroom practices from previous textbooks. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10