...Eric Moffa Purpose Due to the complexities of place and the limited knowledge of citizenship education in rural contexts, the purpose of this paper is to examine civics teachers’ perceptions of place in rural schools and its influence on their decision making about the curriculum. Design...

... to which these tests are affecting students, teachers and schools. The purpose of this paper is to explore the results of a social studies standardized test, specifically, the Florida Civics End-of-Course assessment. Design/methodology/approach Researchers used population data for seventh grade...

... instruction civics culturally responsive linguistically responsive qualitative meta-synthesis Social Studies Research and Practice www.socstrp.org Instruction for English Language Learners in the Social Studies Classroom: A Meta-synthesis Paul J. Yoder Amanda Kibler Stephanie van Hover University...

... civics simulations games constructivism constructionism technology practitioner research Social Studies Research and Practice www.socstrp.org Simulations and Games in the Civics Classroom Christopher D. Moore Georgia State University Cheryl Anne Beshke University of Georgia Chara Haeussler Bohan...

... Liberty Civics Education History Social Studies Research and Practice www.socstrp.org Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness? Lois M. Christensen Melissa G. Whetstone University of Alabama at Birmingham Although the civil rights movement in the United States occurred more than 50 years ago, voter...

...Anand R. Marri; Scott Wylie; Robert Shand; Maureen Grolnick; Timothy J. Huth; Louise Kuklis This project presents an opportunity for high school social studies teachers to infuse content on the federal budget, national debt, and budget deficit into civics-courses. The federal budget influences...

... / ISTANBUL 34126 TURKEY, Phone: 00 90 505 9212871, E-mail: acikalin@istanbul.edu.tr , mehmet.acikalin@gmail.com Emerald Publishing Limited 2011 Social Studies Civics Teachers Beliefs Turkish Pre-service Teachers International Perspective Teacher Education Social Studies Research...

... with activities that encourage students to critically question political data presented in the media. Key Words: Polling, Civics, Statistics, Interdisciplinary, Mathematics, Sampling P. Holt Wilson, Assistant Professor of mathematics education at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Research interests...