This Land Was Made for You and Me: Teaching for Economic Justice in Upper Elementary and Middle School Grades

Autor/inn/en	Lucey, Thomas A.; Laney, James D.
Titel	This Land Was Made for You and Me: Teaching for Economic Justice in Upper Elementary and Middle School Grades
Quelle	In: Social Studies, 100 (2009) 6, S.260-272 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7996
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Middle Schools; Visual Arts; Middle School Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Social Problems; Interpersonal Competence; Lesson Plans; Social Justice; Social Studies; Social Change; Art Criticism; Music; Singing + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Optische Gestaltung; Middle schools; Lehrer; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Gemeinschaftskunde; Sozialer Wandel; Kunstkritik; Musik; Gesang
Abstract	Teaching for economic justice can be challenging for upper elementary and middle school teachers. Many teachers may feel uncomfortable with the subject matter and thus avoid addressing sensitive social issues related to economic/financial inequities. This article describes how selected songs and works of visual art, expressions of social protest and social commentary from past and present, can be used appropriately as starting points for introducing the concept of economic justice. By using principles and strategies of Discipline-Based Arts Education (DBAE) and employing works of art as organizing centers for instruction, potentially sensitive social issues are simultaneously personalized and depersonalized. Music and art provide a relatively safe and comfortable means for teachers to promote student awareness and sensitivity towards economic injustices. Two sample lesson plans, the first for upper elementary students and the second for middle school students, are provided and discussed. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10