Teaching and Learning About Islam in Middle School Social Studies

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 15
  In Roundtable Session: Religious Identity and Literacy: The Impact on Teachers and Teaching

Abstract

While the National Council for the Social Studies has advocated the teaching of religion in social studies, it can often be a difficult, and controversial, topic to teach. In this study we explore how two middle school teachers enact a unit on Islam and the resultant student learning outcomes.

Authors

• Colleen Fitzpatrick, University of Toledo

• Adam Friedman, Wake Forest University