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ERIC Number: EJ1365262
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Oct
Pages: 8
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
EISSN: EISSN-1930-3653
Deindividualizing Evil and Good in Social Education
van Kessel, Cathryn
Social Education, v86 n5 p347-354 Oct 2022
In this article, the author shares her research, as well as the work of other scholars, on social studies education narratives that portray individuals as heroes or villains and the effect these portrayals may have on students. These narratives not only stifle students' feelings of civic agency, but they minimize the role of community in creating social change. She describes the problems she sees with many current practices, and then offers concrete teaching suggestions and thoughtful advice for social studies educators. Educators at all levels should find her work relevant to their pedagogy.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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