Two-Column Notes

Date:
9/13/1
6

Name:
Sarah Prinsen

Class/Subject:
EDTL 2760

MR Title(s): What is Social Studies and Ohios New Learning Standards: Social
Studies Standards
MR Source(s):
Patterson, N., Misco, T., & Doppen, F. (2012). Beyond personally responsible: A study of teacher conceptualizations of
citizenship education. Education, Citizenship, and Social Justice, 7(2), 191-206.
Page #

The Text Says

Notes (key concepts, direct quotes, etc.)

Pg.
203

It describes the majority of social studies

teachers in this state as personally
responsible in their orientation, with very
few teachers embracing a Justice
orientation.

Pg.
204

This study shows that teachers

conceptualizations of citizenship education
can have a tremendous impact on the sorts
of citizenship learning experiences students
receive, and that these conceptualizations
may pose barriers to effective social studies
teaching.

Pg.
204

Professionals in the field of social studies

education, therefore, should create

I Say
My notes, commentary
This is different then what they thought would
be the results. This is why studies must be
done not just thought about. The sample was
rather small and limited though, so it is good
that the authors did not try to generalize this to
all social studies teachers (at least in this
section).
This brings up the question on if we are
teaching what we are meant to be teaching.
The fact that over half of the teachers in this
study only teach information without more
contextual learning was interesting, but again
the fact that the study was so limited must be
noted (this sounds very generalized to all of
America when it cannot be).
I like that they have provided examples of how
to make things better in the implications

purposeful, targeted, experiences for

preservice and in-service teachers that
problematize what the concept of
citizenship, taking to heart Bennett and
Spauldings (1992) conclusion that change
must be nurtured through negotiation and
dialogue

section. Instead of just stated or complaining

that there is a problem and leaving it at that,
they open up a dialog on how to fix things via
examples that are backed up by other
researchers. I found this refreshing, when
comparing it to other articles I have read.

Connections to previous MR:

This continues my question from all of my BPs. Is it the teacher who is failing the students, the content
provided by the state/ government, or simply how our society is structured? I ponder this in many of my
article summaries, in the why students hate social studies article, it says that students do not think
social studies is pertinent to their lives and I wonder if this is why. Is it because, like this article explains,
we are teaching only the basic facts and not going more in-depth or looking outside of individual
responsibility.
I thought that this article was an interesting beginning to this question. Though like I said up top there
are not enough participants to generalize to any bigger area then that one school or county, it does
paint the start of the picture. Another note, as it says in the study, it was hard and imprecise to put
teachers into certain categories and going forward that must be noted.