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Kim, Jongsung; Watanabe, Takumi; Kawaguchi, Hiromi – Journal of Social Science Education, 2021
Purpose: This study introduces the idea of "Kyouzai Kenkyuu" and examines its potentiality as a conceptual tool to point to the curriculum design process with a case of social science education. By doing so, this study can contribute to expanding the target of reflection from the practices "inside" classrooms toward the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Design, Social Sciences, Teacher Role
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Lin, Tzu-Chiang; Hsu, Ying-Shao; Lin, Shu-Sheng; Changlai, Maio-Li; Yang, Kun-Yuan; Lai, Ting-Ling – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2012
This content analysis of articles in the Social Science Citation Index journals from 1995 to 2009 was conducted to provide science educators with empirical evidence regarding the effects of scaffolding on science learning. It clarifies the definition, design, and implementation of scaffolding in science classrooms and research studies. The results…
Descriptors: Research, Alternative Assessment, Social Sciences, Active Learning
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Ares, Nancy – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2010
O'Connor and Penuel (2010) argue that viewing research in education as a human science requires explicit attention to social, cultural, historical, and institutional dimensions of human activity, to the agency of participants in learning research, and to the importance of incorporating "emic" perspectives that shift the voice of the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Research Methodology, Educational Practices, Educational Change
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Hardwicke, Anthony – Education in Science, 2010
Education is the most powerful tool to prepare young people for an exciting and uncertain future. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) must be at the forefront of education in order to address the most important challenges facing society. This article discusses Researchers in Residence, a unique scheme that has a proven track…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Social Sciences, Educational Technology, Researchers
Beatty, Alexandra – National Academies Press, 2012
Climate change is occurring, is very likely caused by human activities, and poses significant risks for a broad range of human and natural systems. Each additional ton of greenhouse gases emitted commits us to further change and greater risks. In the judgment of the Committee on America's Climate Choices, the environmental, economic, and…
Descriptors: Workshops, Climate, Educational Strategies, Evidence
Viadero, Debra – Education Week, 2009
Intrigued by the interviews with high school valedictorians that the Raleigh, N.C., News & Observer publishes this time each year, researcher E. Ann York decided to gather up three years' worth of its stories to look for any gender differences in the aspirations of these highest-achieving local students. Were boys more likely to strive for careers…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Females, Social Sciences, Achievement Tests