dc.contributor.author | Coenen, Claire | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-30T19:47:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-30T19:47:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-03-01 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/5458 | |
dc.description | Teaching and Learning Department Capstone Project. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This project, which consists of a literature review and a social studies unit, investigates linking education about the Civil Rights Movement to a service-learning project. The social constructivist learning theory and the social reconstruction curriculum theory shape the discussion throughout the project. The Civil Rights Movement is a pivotal part of American history, but it generally receives little attention in public elementary schools. The literature review explores these questions: Why is the Civil Rights Movement important for elementary-aged students to learn about? What content should educators include and what strategies should teachers use when presenting a unit on the Civil Rights Movement? Benefits and challenges of service-learning and sound practices of service-learning are also important issues in the paper. Additionally, there is focus on the role of authentic assessment in a unit on civil rights. The lessons within the unit exhibit the ideas presented in the literature review. The unit is a guide for educators interested in linking a service project to the study of the Civil Rights Movement in a 5th grade social studies class. Together the literature review and the unit emphasize the potential for meaningful learning when connecting civil rights content with service. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Vanderbilt University. Peabody College | en_US |
dc.subject | Civil Rights Movement | en_US |
dc.subject | service learning | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Service learning -- Study and teaching | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Civil rights movements ǂz United States -- History -- 20th century -- Study and teaching | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | African Americans -- History -- 1877-1964 -- Study and teaching | en_US |
dc.title | The Civil Rights Movement and Service-Learning: Practicing the Lessons of Activism | en_US |
dc.type | Capstone | en_US |
dc.description.college | Peabody College of Education and Human Development | en_US |
dc.description.department | Department of Teaching and Learning | en_US |