Bu çalışmanın amacı; 2005 yılı Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretim Programı'na göre oluşturulan 2014 yılı 5. sınıf Sosyal Bilgiler ders kitabı ile 2017 yılında yenilenen Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretim Programı'na göre oluşturulan 5. sınıf Sosyal Bilgiler ders kitaplarını, biçimsel özellikler, görs…
This study seeks to evaluate mindfulness in a primary school through investigating pupil and adult opinions of a six-hour, whole class programme. Positioned as democratic evaluation, it was underpinned by a social justice framework using case study methods. Evaluation questions …
Bu tez çalışmasında, ulusal ve uluslararası literatürden yararlanılarak tarihsel çevre kavramı farklı boyutları ve ilişkili olduğu farklı bağlamlarla bütünlük içersinde irdelenmiş ve gerek okul dışı eğitim uygulamaları gerekse de tarih öğretiminde taşıdığı pedagojik değeri açısı…
The issues that this research addressed were the changes related to engagement in religious education (RE) in the Unitarian Universalist (UU) church in the past several decades. To address this problem, the purpose of this research was to innovatively problem-solve with other re…
Intercultural initiatives have become a major focal point in higher education in recent years. Many initiatives have ambitious learning outcomes, but few metrics for evaluating success. This is due to the hidden ethical/moral curriculum embedded within them. In this study, inter…
Place-based education seeks to connect students with the content by including their previous experiences and the location where they are learning in each lesson. Place-based education is applicable in any school setting and subject. Because of its versatility it has been applied…
Bu araştırmada eğitimin paydaşlarından olan öğretmen, öğretim elemanı ve eğitim sendikası temsilcilerinin görüşlerine dayalı olarak, Türkiye’deki tartışmalı konuların belirlenmesi ve ilk-ortaokul öğretim programlarının tartışmalı konular bağlamında incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Ara…
This qualitative case study explored the implementation of critical citizenship education in an eighth grade social studies classroom. This research was guided by Johnson and Morris’ (2010) framework for studying critical citizenship education and took place in a public charter …
This research is a multi-layered examination of existing policy frameworks and curricula surrounding Indigenous education in Ontario public elementary schools: how these documents have evolved and been adapted within the Ontario public elementary school system, focusing on the y…
American Pragmatism argues for real-world practical applications and open conversations about archaeological research and interpretations. This thesis project looks at how public archaeology, public digital archeology and educational archaeology can address how archaeologists ca…
This study was designed to explore the lived experiences of elementary educators who utilized choice instruction in the classroom. This study utilized teacher interviews to determine the educational impact of student-choice-driven instructional strategies. To accomplish this obj…
The history of education in the United States has been a contentious one. This holds true for science education in Georgia. Throughout history, there has been much debate on what should be taught and how it should be taught. There have been many influences on education including…
In this dissertation I defend the thesis that consumer education should be an essential component of public education on the basis of civic, economic, and environmental ethical frameworks. The first task of the dissertation is to define what is meant by the concept of consumer e…
In the age of “Make America Great Again” and “Build that wall,” there have been many voices contributing to the discussion of what it means to be American. The process for becoming a U.S. citizen provides an interesting checkpoint for exploring messages regarding Americanism. Bu…
Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye ortaokul matematik öğretim programı ile tarihinde matematik alanında önemli bir yere sahip olan Yunanistan’da uygulanmakta olan 5-8. sınıf matematik öğretim programlarının karşılaştırılarak benzer ve farklı yönlerinin ortaya konulmasıdır. Araştırma ge…
This qualitative phenomenological study fills a void in the existing research on school choice by including the University-Model® school to the literature. Through purposeful sampling, seven parents of students enrolled in grades 3rd-6th at a University-Model® school in the Nort…
Purpose and Method of Study: Character education has been a priority in schools in the United States for four centuries. Researchers have studied the effectiveness of character education in public schools, but research in the religious private school is lacking. Many experts in …
The nation is embroiled within intense debate regarding the existence of monuments, markers, and online museums as vestiges of racism and White privilege. Many argue those symbols should be removed from the public square. The essential question of this research is what are socia…
The purpose of this study was to measure the level of knowledge (recall), understanding (ability to explain) and attitudes toward learning specified Bible doctrines in two treatment groups of elementary Korean children. Group one was taught using traditional (lecture- and discus…
For the past 50 years Earth Day has offered an annual opportunity for humanity to come together and focus on the planet. This dissertation celebrates this occasion by contributing four middle school lesson plans to the growing field of “ecozoic education.” Students are invited t…