Social studies is a very broad field. To many, it means the study of virtually all the academic
disciplines one might name for the purpose of preparing active, thoughtful citizens (National …

Elicitation techniques are a category of research tasks that use visual, verbal, or written
stimuli to encourage participants to talk about their ideas. These tasks are particularly useful …

Now in its sixth edition, Doing History offers a unique perspective on teaching and learning
history in the elementary and middle grades. Through case studies of teachers and students …

Bruce VanSledright shows how young students can benefit from an investigative, inquiry-
based approach to the study of history, as called for by the national standards. Addressing …

This study reports results of an empirical investigation of secondary students' conceptions of
history and identity in Northern Ireland. Interviews with 253 students from a variety of …

This Handbook outlines the current state of research in social studies education–a complex,
dynamic, challenging field with competing perspectives about appropriate goals, and on …

In order to investigate elementary children's understanding of historical time, we conducted
open–ended interviews with 58 children from kindergarten through sixth grade. In order to …

This article reports on one facet of a researcher–practitioner project undertaken with class of
23 diverse fifth graders. The project was rooted in taking recent history education reforms …

Scholars often note that ideas about history are profoundly shaped by the cultural contexts in
which they arise. Studying the impact of cultural messages would involve comparing the …

This article reports on a study in which I engaged in a design experiment in a diverse
classroom of 23 fifth graders in a large elementary school. As a researcher-practitioner, I …