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Critical Inquiry in Social Studies Education: Clarifying Directions for Research and Practice
Wed, April 23, 12:40 to 2:10pm MDT (12:40 to 2:10pm MDT), The Colorado Convention Center, Floor: Meeting Room Level, Room 707Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
The social studies field has increasingly advocated for inquiry as a pedagogical approach over the last decade (NCSS, 2013). Starting with Crowley and King’s 2018 article, scholars have increasingly advocated for Critical Inquiry as an interaction of inquiry where students critique and take action to confront systems of oppression and power. However, there are many pitfalls and challenges to implementing this approach in classrooms. This symposium brings together scholars with collective expertise in different facets of Critical Inquiry to clarify and discuss an agenda for social studies education scholarship from different perspectives. We hope the session will clarify tensions in both research and practice when applying critical theories and/or critical pedagogy approaches to inquiry-based instruction.
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Chairs
Daniel G. Krutka, University of North Texas
Jennifer L. Gallagher, East Carolina University
Jenni Conrad, Oregon State University
Mark Hlavacik, University of North Texas
Papers
Embedded Critical Social Inquiry - Sandra Schmidt, Teachers College, Columbia University
Revisiting the Tension Between Critical Inquiry and Democratic Education - Wayne Journell, University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Critical Inquiry Design: Tensions and Possibilities - Emma Sowards Thacker, James Madison University; Ryan M. Crowley, University of Kentucky
The Importance of Labor and Relation in Critical Social Inquiry - Victoria Smith, University of North Texas; Kevin R. Magill, Baylor University; Ryan M. Crowley, University of Kentucky
Critical Place-Based Inquiry and the Democratizing Local History Project - Melissa L. Gibson, Marquette University; Veronica Mancheno, Marquette University
Inquiry as request: From Critical Inquiry to Inquiry-that-is-critical - Erin Adams, Kennesaw State University