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Cecilia Serrano – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This dissertation delves into the dynamic interaction between picturebooks, culture circles, and social justice discussions in a second-grade classroom. Rooted in Critical Pedagogy, Transactional Theory, and Indigenous Social Justice Pedagogy, this study investigates two pivotal aspects. Firstly, it explores the issues raised by students in…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Picture Books, Social Justice, Learner Engagement
Shelby Marie Kretz – ProQuest LLC, 2023
With a change in access to information and a rising social and political consciousness for young people, elementary schools must start to think more about their role in shaping kids' understanding of social issues. While researchers certainly have not agreed upon a single definition of social justice education, Bell (2016) defines its aim as…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Social Justice, Elementary School Teachers, Preschool Teachers
Courtney J. Hoffhines – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Today's teachers must navigate a complex system of policy and curriculum, while striving to accommodate increasingly diverse student demographics and complicated social landscapes. In recognition of the modern-day K-2 classroom, this research reviewed and analyzed educational policy language to identify and examine social justice concepts related…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Educational Policy, Language Styles, Elementary Education
Laura Roeker – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study examines the experiences of six K-5 elementary school teachers in professional learning spaces for antiracism. Teachers from two elementary schools established school-university partnerships to begin antiracist work: one on a whole-school level, the other a group of teachers meeting voluntarily with university faculty. Given the paucity…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2
Wilkins, Julia R. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This joint study in the elementary school social studies setting enacted the explicit intention of facilitating student understanding of social justice. The first study was conducted in a second grade classroom to assess how exploring historical neighborhoods in St. Louis impacted students' understandings of diversity. Student writings,…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Elementary School Students, Social Studies
Witwer, Chelsea D. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This joint study in the elementary school social studies setting enacted the explicit intention of facilitating student understanding of social justice. The first study was conducted in a second grade classroom to assess how exploring historical neighborhoods in St. Louis impacted students' understandings of diversity. Student writings,…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Elementary School Students, Social Studies