TEACHERS AS GATEKEEPERS: DEVELOPING DEEPER UNDERSTANDINGS TO CULTIVATE PRO-SOCIAL STUDIES LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES

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Fitchett, A. (2019). TEACHERS AS GATEKEEPERS: DEVELOPING DEEPER UNDERSTANDINGS TO CULTIVATE PRO-SOCIAL STUDIES LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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Abstract

AMY FITCHETT: Teachers as gatekeepers: Developing deeper understandings to cultivate pro-social studies learning environments in the elementary grades. (Under the direction of DR.TRACY ROCK) Teacher instructional decision-making is a multi-dimensional and varied process that affects the learning of students in intermediate elementary social studies classrooms. The researcher used a phenomenological case study approach to further develop understanding of this complex process. Using Opportunity to Learn descriptors and a Policy Analytic framework, the author analyzed the intersection of individual teacher capability and policies enacted at the federal, state, and building level within the unique context of a charter school.

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Author

Fitchett, Amy

Title

TEACHERS AS GATEKEEPERS: DEVELOPING DEEPER UNDERSTANDINGS TO CULTIVATE PRO-SOCIAL STUDIES LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES

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Date

2019

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

AMY FITCHETT: Teachers as gatekeepers: Developing deeper understandings to cultivate pro-social studies learning environments in the elementary grades. (Under the direction of DR.TRACY ROCK) Teacher instructional decision-making is a multi-dimensional and varied process that affects the learning of students in intermediate elementary social studies classrooms. The researcher used a phenomenological case study approach to further develop understanding of this complex process. Using Opportunity to Learn descriptors and a Policy Analytic framework, the author analyzed the intersection of individual teacher capability and policies enacted at the federal, state, and building level within the unique context of a charter school.

Genre

doctoral dissertations

Subjects--Topics

Education, Elementary

Degree

D.Ed.

Keywords

Decision- Making
Marginalization
Social Studies

Subject Area

Curriculum & Instruction

Advisor(s)

Rock, Tracy

Committee Members

Heafner, Tina
Good, Amy
Dika, Sandra

Degree Note

Thesis (D.Ed.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2019.

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