Term
Summer 2017
Capstone
Thesis
Degree Name
MAEd
Primary Advisor/Dissertation Chair
Barbara Swanson
Secondary Advisor/Reader One
Ryan Severson
Peer-Reviewer/Reader Two
Lynn Burley
Abstract
A goal with this capstone was to create a classroom that advocates civic responsibility through the use of understanding, engagement, application, compassion, and skills to succeed in the future. If lessons are geared around critical thinking, engagement, and creativity while in a world history class that also reminds students of empathy and relevancy to their lives, then students may begin to think about civic responsibility and social justice not only throughout history but also in their lives. Whether it’s the topic of warfare, genocide, the Syrian refugee crisis, discrimination, or other societally relevant topic, teachers need to inspire strategies to increase engagement relevancy and awareness of current global issues.
Research Methodology
Curriculum Development
Keywords
Curriculum, Social Justice, Civic Responsibility
Recommended Citation
Polloway, Jacalyn R., "World History Lesson Module Design: Promoting Civic Responsibility Through Engagement, Relevancy, And Global Understanding" (2017). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations. 4312.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_all/4312
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DigitalCommons@Hamline
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School of Education Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations