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The Effects of Departmentalization in the Elementary School Setting
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Christine Droba – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This research study focused on the effects of departmentalization in the elementary school setting. Previous research on the topic of departmentalization in elementary school settings presented inconclusive results. The purpose of this study was to collect and analyze data from self-contained and departmentalized classrooms in fourth and fifth…
Descriptors: Departments, Elementary Schools, Course Content, Specialization
Small Group, Problem-Based Learning in Primary School Social Studies: A Mixed Methods Study in Turkey
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Esra Özcan; Mehmet Gültekin – Issues in Educational Research, 2024
Controversial issues require students to analyse information critically, discuss different perspectives, and develop views on important questions. The problem-based learning model (PBL) allows learners to gain insights from various perspectives and apply the knowledge acquired to different situations. This mixed-method study aims to examine the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Small Group Instruction, Elementary School Students
"We Are All Birmingham": Fourth Graders' Inquiry into an Oft-Racialized City and its Suburbs
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Jeremiah Clabough; John Bickford; Emily Blackstock – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2024
One of the major contemporary topics in education is teaching issues of race in K-12 social studies classrooms. Over the last several years, at least 35 states have passed or proposed legislation to prohibit or restrict conversations about race in K-12 schools. Most supporters of this legislation argue that teachers are indoctrinating students and…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Racism, Suburban Schools