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Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in the Elementary Social Studies Classroom: Teaching Social Justice through the Lenses of Power and Oppression and Site-Based Experiences
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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
Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in the Elementary Social Studies Classroom: Teaching Social Justice through the Lenses of Power and Oppression and Site-Based Experiences
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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
Discovering the Possibilities: A Study of African American Youth Resistance and Activism
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Ellis-Williams, Antoinette – Educational Foundations, 2007
This article presents a study of African American youth resistance and activism. The data revealed that African American youth have a large capacity for activism and ability to resist. Early engagement on issues of social justice, equality and freedom by family, teachers, pastors and community leaders can help to shape political character and…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Community Leaders, African Americans, Role Models