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Comparing Recent Canadian and American Social Studies Curriculum and Methods Texts: An Essay Review
Get PDFAssessment and Evaluation: Exploring their Principles and Purposes in Relation to Neoliberalism through a Social Studies Case Study
Get PDFThis paper begins with a discussion of Canadian and international work that has identified a number of shortcomings with standardized assessments, which are framed within neoliberal ideology. It then explores the principles of good assessment and applies them to an analysis of British Columbias standardized Social Studies 11 exam. It finds that the exam does not meet all of these criteria. This discussion includes the comments of British Columbian students and teachers on the exam. The paper concludes with a description of alternative assessment tools that are framed within four educational philosophies through which Social Studies can be understood
How should citizenship be integrated into high school history programs? Public controversies and the Québec History and Citizenship Education curriculum: an analysis
Get PDFBook Review: Situating radical pedagogies in social studies classrooms: An extended review of Critical Theories, Radical Pedagogies, and Social Education
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Conceptions of volunteerism among recent African Immigrants in Canada: Implications for democratic citizenship education
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Why Didnt I Know This Before? Psychoanalysis, Social Studies Education, and The Shock Doctrine
Get PDFIn this essay, the author employs psychoanalytic inquiry (Britzman, 1998; Felman, 1992; Lacan, 1988) to think about the relationships between pedagogy, trauma, and crisis in the contexts of social studies and teacher education. The paper explores a potential space in social studies education that can acknowledge the psychic consequences of encountering "difficult knowledge" where and when pedagogy and representations of trauma meet (Britzman, 1998). To do so, the author examines a question posed by his students—Why didn\u27t I know this before?—describes the context that gave rise to it, and then demonstrates a way for social studies educators to think about the psychical demands inherent in learning about the world
Concepts of Volunteerism Among Recent African Immigrants in Canada Implications for Democratic Citizenship Education.htm
No full textIn democratic societies the level of citizens\u27 civic engagement and inclusion in all forms of democratic participation is crucial in maintaining social cohesion and a vibrant democracy. In the historical development of Canada\u27s demographic, political, socio-economic and cultural systems, immigration continues to play an influential role. Our paper presents conceptions of civic participation held by, inclusion and integration of recent African immigrants to Canada. We focus on volunteerism as one form of democratic participation. The findings show immigrants volunteer for the common good of society, making a difference, personal self-service gaining experience for advancement in their host society. Some are coerced into volunteering. Some of these findings concur with theoretical literature that positions various volunteering motives, bringing up implications for federal agencies involved in the settlement, adaptation programs for newcomers and educational curriculum planners attempting to widen conceptions of volunteerism, fostering engagement and promotion of citizenship education in general