Research Methods in Social Studies Education

Contemporary Issues and Perspectives

Keith C. Barton

• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Year: 2006
• Print ISBN:
  9781593114534
  9781593114541
• eBook ISBN:
  9781607525202
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Social Science Research & Methodology

This volume fills a significant gap in the scholarship on social studies education by providing thoughtful reflections on research methods in the field. It is not a "how to" guide but an exploration of key issues related to the design and implementation of empirical studies. The authors are active researchers who use varied methods in diverse settings—including historical research, international comparative studies, survey research, interviews with students and teachers, classroom observations, self-studies and action research, and emancipatory methodologies. They use their own experiences to examine such topics as the conceptualization of research questions, relationships with participants, researchers' identities, and elicitation of students' and teachers' thinking. This collection should become indispensable for both beginning and experienced scholars in social studies.

Table of contents

• Research Methods in Social Studies Education: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives
• Research Methods in Social Studies Education: Contemporary Issues and Perspectives
• Series
• Copyright
• List of Contributors
• Contents
• 1: Introduction
• 2: Notes Toward A Historiography of Thesocial Studiesrecent Scholarship and Future Directions
• 3: Research, Race,and Social Education
• 4: The Lamp and The Mirror action Research and Self Studiesin the Social Studies
• 5: Children as Co-Researchers Developing a Democratic Research Practice With Children
• 6: Donning Wigs, Diviningfeelings, and Otherdilemmas of Doingresearch in Devoutlyreligious Contexts
• 7: Comparative and international Social studies Research
• 8: Combining Cognitive interviews and Social science Surveys strengthening Interpretation and Design
• 9: Capturing Candoraccessing Teachers’ Thinking about Thecultivation of historical Empathy
• 10: Oh, the Troublewe’Ve Seenresearching Historical Thinkingand Understanding