Whose History? Oklahoma History and Enduring Questions Related to Teacher Gatekeeping of Indigenous Content

• In Event: 32.082 - Roundtable Session 11
  In Roundtable Session: 32.082-5 - Critical Perspectives in the Social Studies

Abstract

This paper details efforts to understand how seven Oklahoma state history teachers include (or not) and emphasize (or not) Indigenous content in their lessons. The study utilizes settler colonial theory, as well as decolonizing and humanizing research tenets to raise questions about teacher gatekeeping and social studies education.

Author

• Sarah B. Shear, The Pennsylvania State University - Altoona