Voices from the Field

ISBN-13: 9783838370194 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 112 str.

Jill Marshall

Opis

With the evolving nature of the social studies curriculum within elementary schools, the time devoted to teaching core social studies subjects in the elementary grades has been severely reduced. In this critical time of education, teacher education programs need to put more effort into understanding the ideas and attitudes toward social studies education that pre-service teachers develop during their preparation courses. In "Voices from the Field," Jill Marshalls research focuses on the impact that past social studies experiences had on pre-service teachers attitudes toward teaching social studies. The purpose of the study was to investigate elementary pre-service teachers initial and developing ideas of teaching elementary social studies over time. The findings suggest that prior experiences with social studies do affect a pre- service teachers ideas on the subject, but that those ideas are subject to change, and the uncertainty that comes with learning how to teach does not necessarily translate into how pre-service teachers actually perform in the classroom.

O autorze

Dr. Jill G. Marshall is an Associate Professor of Social Studies Education at the State University of New York at Fredonia. She received her Ph.D from the University of Buffalo in 2004. Her research focus is on elementary social studies instruction, its place in the curriculum, and the challenges facing social studies teachers today.