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The History You Don’t Know, and the History You Do: The Promise of Signature Pedagogies in History Education
Get PDFThe persistent separation of subject-matter content and pedagogical training in traditional teacher education programs has made it difficult for many beginning teachers to establish a base of knowledge they can use to develop pedagogical content knowledge as their careers unfold. While existing efforts to bridge this gap have focused on intensive collaborations between education faculty and their colleagues in disciplinary fields, or on the integration of disciplinary knowledge into teacher education coursework, work still can be done to address the problem of providing beginning teachers with the balance of deep and flexible content knowledge complemented by practical teaching maneuvers that so many of them crave. This chapter explores the possibility of addressing this gap via the development of signature pedagogies, following the lead established in many other professional fields, paying special attention to Lee Shulman’s conceptualization of the idea and its potential impact on teacher education in history
The Effects of Economic and Political Globalization on Level of Democracy
Get PDFSince the birth of the nation state, we have been undergoing a process called globalization. Simply put, globalization is the process of interaction and integration among the people, companies and governments of different nations. It is a process driven by trade and investment and supported by economic partnerships and institutions. As time goes on, the effects of globalization have become more intense, and are felt disproportionately across nations and socio-economic levels, resulting in a backlash that has been largely characterized by the rise of right-wing populism. It is thus important to study the effects that globalization has on level of democracy within a country, as countries begin to grapple with this political movement that often clashes with democracy. This paper studies the effects of both economic and political globalization, and finds that, however marginal, both political and economic globalization have a positive effect on Electoral Democracy Index within a country. This means that as political and economic globalization increase within a state, so does that state’s level of democracy. This has important implications for the future because it helps to undermine the anti-globalization discourse that is so often advanced by conservatives and right-wing populists
Musselman Library Inclusion Action Plan - December 2020
Get PDFAction Area 1: Access and Equity – Recruitment and Retention (faculty, staff, students)
Action Area 1: Access and Equity – Policy/Administrative Initiatives
Action Area 2: Campus Climate
Action Area 3: Diversity in Curriculum/Co-curriculum
Action Area 4: Organizational Learning - Internal
A final report on this plan was submitted in March, 2024
John B. Bachelder’s Artistic Vision for the Gettysburg Battlefield
Get PDFJohn Bachelder was an important artist and historian to Gettysburg, shaping the early interpretation of the battle during the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association period (1863-1895). While he is mainly discussed as the first park historian, it is important to look at his career as an artist and how it influenced his career at Gettysburg. Looking at Bachelder’s entire career, one can see how Bachelder’s vision for the battlefield changed over time. Bachelder wanted to create a grand history painting of the battle, which ultimately became his Isometric Map of Gettysburg. He corresponded with veterans to get their accounts, leading Bachelder to learn more about the battlefield and to create his own interpretation of the battle. His early works, like the Isometric Map, the James Walker Repulse of Longstreet’s Assault, and guidebook (Gettysburg: What to See and How to See it) brought Gettysburg to the homes of Americans. This allowed Bachelder to become a more well-known name among veterans. Furthermore, these early works allowed Bachelder to begin his interpretation of Gettysburg. Ultimately, Bachelder saw Gettysburg as the most important battle of the Civil War, which culminated into the High-Water Mark of the Rebellion for the Confederate troops. This influences his later works, such as his history of the battle and his for the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association as Superintendent of Monuments and Tablets. These later works focus on making Gettysburg a memorial landscape, and a battlefield park which visitors can understand by just looking at the field. Bachelder’s work is vital to understand the early interpretation of Gettysburg
Making Health Education Healthier: How Medical Schools Use Bias Training and Intersectional Theory to Reduce Implicit Bias
Get PDFMedical bias has been successfully characterized through two-way bias theory and the concept of the normal body and further divided into implicit and explicit bias. Yet, many individuals who go to the doctor are still given insufficient care because of their gender, race, class, sexuality, etc. Medical Education offers a unique opportunity for bias reduction both through formal and informal training. It is crucial that, as they are taught how to save a patient’s life, medical students are also taught to empathize with all patients and to give every patient, regardless of their gender, skin color, or class, the most optimal care possible. Non-bias training has been integrated into medical schools in hopes of combatting this issue, yet results have been mixed. I conducted an evaluation of the bias education material of two Pennsylvania medical schools in light of five pedagogical strategies for effective bias reduction that I gleaned from a review of the relevant literature. These strategies are: promoting a safe space, promoting self-awareness of bias, teaching the science behind implicit bias, exploring the effects of bias on health outcomes, and creating an emotional link between patients and practitioners. My study reveals that medical schools’ approaches do draw from intersectional feminist insights, such as epistemic humility, but are quite inconsistent between schools. These results indicate incongruities between medical bias reduction research, and its practice, and provide evidence for the need for further research
“Where’s the Triangle?” Strategies for Managing Percussionists and Percussion Instruments Part 1: Managing the Percussion Inventory
No full textThis is the first article in a three-part series addressing each of the keys to success. In this article, we will examine how to organize and manage percussion instruments and equipment. With more than 100 instruments a percussionist might be expected to play, it is no surprise that managing the physical instruments, sticks, mallets, beaters, and other equipment is one of the biggest challenges for student percussionists and music educators alike. [excerpt
What Is Safe Sex ? Understanding the Need for Sex Education Reform
Get PDFCurrently, the United States has no standardized requirement for sex education. This has precipitated a large gap in knowledge about safe sex and a lack of consensus in current social and educational policy. Debates about abstinence-only and comprehensive sex education have reached a standstill. In an effort to advance the discussion, this paper reveals that the neuroscience behind adolescent sexual risk taking provides underutilized evidence for comprehensive sex education programs. Research shows that adolescents have biological differences in their brain structure that result in a decision-making process different from that of adults, one that can preference rash decisions and potentially unsafe behavior. Therefore, current approaches to social and education policy for teens should change, to reflect this research and in-school curricula should evolve to more effectively reduce rates of unsafe sexual behaviors. Funding for such programs would more than pay for themselves with the resulting decrease in teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases
Letter from the Editor
Get PDFFor the seventh time, the Gettysburg Historical Journal of Gettysburg College put out a call for the submissions to the annual journal, and once again, the Journal received a large number of outstanding student compositions on the topic of history. This year in particular, the editorial board faced a daunting task in deciding which submissions were the best of the best
Central PA Region Open Textbook Workshop: The Gettysburg College Experience
Get PDFSpeakers from local academic institutions discuss their open textbook initiatives, how they got started, what has worked, and what hasn\u27t worked
Praxis, Poems, and Punchlines: Essays in Honor of Richard C. Richards
Get PDFRichard C. “Dick” Richards has a 40 year history of being an influential philosopher, teacher, and colleague. This volume collects thoughts, memories, and philosophical essays that engage with and celebrate the life and career of this much beloved figure