Graduate Research Papers
Availability
Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
Social sciences--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Iowa; Children's literature--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Iowa; Interdisciplinary approach in education;
Abstract
This study explores the use of children literature to teach social studies concepts within literacy instruction. Fifty-eight kindergarteners and twenty seventh graders, attending four different rural elementary schools, are the participants in this study. All four schools included in the study were racially and ethnically homogeneous, with a majority of the students being White. The study focuses on the effects of limited social studies instruction within all schools and how social studies can be integrated within a literacy time block. The kindergarten general education teachers and the seventh grade English Language Arts teacher provided all of the instruction. The results indicated that with the use of children’s literature, students can gain understanding of social studies concepts within a short time frame. The ability to understand the social studies concept of activism was demonstrated through an open ended piece of art at the end of the unit. A majority of students demonstrated increased understanding of activism.
Year of Submission
2021
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
First Advisor
Sarah E. Montgomery
Date Original
5-2021
Object Description
1 PDF file (63 pages)
Copyright
©2021 Morgan Ives, Taylor Marsho, Ashtyn Riley, Deidra Rudd
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Ives, Morgan; Marsho, Taylor; Riley, Ashtyn; and Rudd, Deidra, "Inspiring students to take action in order to make positive change through the integration of social studies themes in children's literature" (2021). Graduate Research Papers. 1873.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/1873
