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Navigating The Context: Implementing Inquiry In The Middle School Social Studies Classroom, Juliann Noble Healy
Navigating The Context: Implementing Inquiry In The Middle School Social Studies Classroom, Juliann Noble Healy
Doctor of Education in Secondary and Middle Grades Education Dissertations
Abstract
Despite over a century of advocacy by social studies scholars and professionals and the development of curricular resources to promote inquiry-based learning (IBL) in K-12 social studies, inquiry is not a defining element of the K-12 social studies classroom (Saye, 2017). Teachers face significant barriers to the use of inquiry-based learning. In particular, contextual barriers such as curriculum breadth, high-stakes testing, and lack of context-specific resources are indicated (e.g., Konopack et al., 1994; Martell, 2020; Voet & Wever, 2016). However, recent research presents applications of IBL in K-12 social studies classrooms, which suggests the potential to overcome barriers. This …