... to lead their students in developing an understanding of how to make the world a better place to live. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents three case studies of exemplary, pre-service teacher-created lessons that integrate the arts, social studies...

...Lori T. Meier; Huili Hong; Millie Robinson; Edward J. Dwyer The era of high stakes testing often puts pressure on teachers and administrators to deemphasize creative activities, especially those involving the social studies, art, and music. Teaching strategies not perceived as directly related...

...Yonghee Suh This is a comparative case study of how three high school history teachers in the U.S.A. use art in their practice. The following research question was investigated: How do secondary history teachers incorporate the arts—paintings, music, poems, novels, and films—in their teaching...