The Challenges of Teaching a Social Studies Methods Course from a Transformative and Social Reconstructionist Framework

Autor/in	Ukpokodu, Omiunota Nelly
Titel	The Challenges of Teaching a Social Studies Methods Course from a Transformative and Social Reconstructionist Framework
Quelle	In: Social Studies, 94 (2003) 2, S.75-80 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7996
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Cultural Pluralism; Critical Theory; Social Studies; Preservice Teachers; Multicultural Education; Justice; Hidden Curriculum; Global Education; Methods Courses; Global Approach; Transformative Learning; Social Problems; Social Change + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kulturpluralismus; Kritische Theorie; Gemeinschaftskunde; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Gerechtigkeit; Heimlicher Lehrplan; Globales Lernen; Methodisch-didaktische Anleitung; Globales Denken; Pädagogische Transformation; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Sozialer Wandel
Abstract	For the last nine years, Ukpokodu has taught an elementary social studies methods course. As one who is grounded in multicultural education, global education and critical pedagogy, she approaches the course from a transformative and social reconstructionist perspective (Banks 1996; Sleeter and Grant 1994). That means that the course reflects cultural pluralism and focuses on expanding the curriculum to include people of color, women, unsung heroes, children, and global perspectives. The course also aims at helping preservice teachers to develop the skills for using critical pedagogy to promote open inquiry, exploration of social issues, study of human conditions, social justice, and activism. Further, it raises preservice teachers' awareness about the hidden curriculum, or what Peter McClaren (1989) calls the "pedagogical unsaid," and helps them develop the skills to make the hidden curriculum visible and examinable. This article discusses the challenges of teaching a social studies methods course from a transformative and social reconstructionist perspective. (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10