Social Studies for a Better World

A Guide for Secondary Educators
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-71055-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Equity and Social Justice in Education Series

Learn how to create a secondary social studies curriculum that goes beyond memorizing dates and helps students envision and build a better world! In this follow-up to the bestselling book for elementary teachers, the authors show secondary teachers how their students can be empowered to find solutions to complex issues through social studies.

Hall, Swalwell, and Rodríguez unpack the problems that characterize the 6-12 social studies curriculum: normalization, idealization, heroification, gamification, dramatization, and equalization. They show how anti-oppressive social studies is needed—especially during this time of authoritarian ideation, book bans, and the divide between people and communities—and how it can help us build connections for making a better world.

Whether you’re a middle or high school teacher, methods student or instructor, or curriculum coordinator, you’ll benefit from the examples, resources, and strategies in each chapter. With this book’s powerful ideas, you will be able to transform your classroom into a space that truly nurtures critical and transformative social studies teaching and learning.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hall, Delandrea

Swalwell, Katy

Naseem Rodriguez, Noreen

Naseem Rodríguez, Noreen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Weiterführende Schulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: The Better World Secondary Social Studies Education Can Build  1. Defining A Better World in Social Studies 2. Developing Social Studies for a Better World Part 2: The Problematics in Social Studies  3. Normalization 4. Idealization 5. Heroification 6. Equalization 7. Dramatization & Gamification  Part 3: Constructing Social Studies for a Better World  8. Navigating Roadblocks to Implementation 9. Planning for Social Studies that Builds a Better World 10. What’s Next? Building for the Future of Social Studies

Über Autor(innen)

Delandrea Hall (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Social Studies Education in the Department of Teacher Education and Administration at the University of North Texas. She previously spent eleven years as a high school social studies teacher, primarily teaching Economics, in the Dallas area.

Katy Swalwell (she/her) is the founder of Past Present Future Consulting & Media, the co-founder of Past Present Future Publishing, and the co-host of the Our Dirty Laundry history podcast. Before developing social studies curriculum and facilitating professional development as a full-time consultant, Katy was a tenured professor of education and a secondary social studies classroom teacher.

Noreen Naseem Rodríguez (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Elementary Education and Educational Justice in the Department of Teacher Education and core faculty in the Asian Pacific American Studies and Muslim Studies Programs at Michigan State University. Before becoming a teacher educator, Noreen was a bilingual elementary teacher in Austin, Texas for nine years.