Turning Pragmatism into Practice (eBook)

A Vision for Social Studies Teachers

Daniel W. Stuckart (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
158 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4758-3772-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Most social studies teachers follow a traditional lecture-discussion-practice format, even though the curriculum was founded on John Dewey's problem-and-inquiry approach to learning. This book guides the reader through his major theories--curriculum, experience, interest, inquiry—and culminates with active, democratic citizenship.

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Despite the founding of the modern social studies curriculum nearly a century ago based on John Dewey's pragmatism philosophy, the field has never achieved a significant and broad implementation of his ideas. Dewey's instrumentalism offers social studies educators a tool for addressing vexing problems such as whether they should design classroom experiences using a traditional or a social studies approach to learning history, the role of digital technologies, the purpose and challenges of younger learners working with an expanding horizons curriculum, and many more. At the same time, Dewey's time-tested theories describe how students use the social studies curriculum to make meaning as well as provide teachers a blueprint for implementing engaging and interactive lessons. We have neglected Dewey, which has led to confusion, student disinterest, and widespread teaching methodologies contrary to theoretical and research best practices. Revisiting Dewey provides the why and how of what we do, an ideal for creating a challenging and rigorous social studies curriculum while engaging students' interests.

Autor

Daniel W. Stuckart is an Associate Professor of Social Studies Education at Lehman College in the Bronx, New York with research interests in urban education, technology and student-centered practices. He is co-author of Revisiting Dewey: Best Practices for Educating the Whole Child Today (2010).

Inhalt

NatureIdeological Trends and Major WorksThe Social Studies Wars RevisitedThe Instrumental Nature of Social Studies and the Social SciencesCurriculumThe Unity of Teaching and LearningThe Social Studies Teacher’s InteractionTeacher Beliefs and Enacting a Social Studies CurriculumThe Intersection of Beliefs and Teacher PreparationAims Talk RevisitedThe Three Pedagogical TraditionsThe Traditional Approach: Citizenship Transmission TeachersDisciplinary Tools: Social Scientist Approach TeachersDewey in Action: Reflective Inquiry TeachersDesigning and Implementing a Reflective Inquiry CurriculumActive OccupationsCurriculum StructuresLong-Term ProjectsThematic UnitsIssues-Centered Units and LessonsReverse Chronology UnitsExperienceMoralityDeveloping Student InterestsHabitsInquiryThe Nature of InquiryCitizenshipSocial NaturalismPublics, Officials and GovernmentPublics and DemocracyPublic Officials as ExpertsPublic ProblemsThe Social StudiesControversial Public IssuesRefining Your Rationale with CPI and Local ValuesBuilding a CPI CurriculumEnacting a PPD CurriculumDiscussionDemocracy in SchoolsSummaryReferences

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 6 Illustrations including: - 1 Black & White Illustrations; - 5 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Unterrichtsvorbereitung
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: common core • Curriculum • denotative method • Dewey • Dewey and social studies • Elementary School • High School • History • Instrumentalism • John Dewey • middle school • Social Studies • teacher candidates • Teacher Preparation • teaching educators
• ISBN-10: 1-4758-3772-0 / 1475837720
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4758-3772-8 / 9781475837728