Torquato, Stephen
(2021)
Creating Cultures of Pedagogical Caring: Empowering Student Voice Through Historical Inquiry.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
In high school settings, the social-emotional needs of students are often seen as a minor focus of attention while secondary curricula and standards are the major areas of interest. Considering recent events related to the pandemic, I suggest that the demand for attending to students’ social-emotional needs through demonstrations of caring is more necessary than ever. This study is designed to provide teachers with tools/data to support student-centered approaches in their classrooms that address students’ social-emotional needs, their interaction with pedagogical caring, and their engagement and learning through instructional approaches that elicit student agency and voice within a culture of caring.
To test the impact of an emphasis on students’ social-emotional needs, this study focuses on the implementation of the Think & Link activity, which provides a forum for students’ agency as well as a context for students’ learning and use of historical thinking practices. Specifically, this study hopes to measure how attempts to engage student voice and agency through Think & Link result in a change in students’ perceptions of caring in my classroom, how students engage with the Think & Link process, and how that engagement was reflected in their learning and use of specific historical thinking practices.
The results of this study find that the Think & Link activity served as a crucial nexus for change in students’ perceptions of caring in the classroom, and a development in their social emotional learning. On this basis, the implementation of student-centered activities, focused on increasing pedagogical caring, should be considered when supporting students at the secondary level.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
31 August 2021 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
15 June 2021 |
| Approval Date: |
31 August 2021 |
| Submission Date: |
24 July 2021 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
88 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Education > Instruction and Learning |
| Degree: |
EdD - Doctor of Education |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
caring education, cultures of caring, student-centered practices, student voice, social-emotional learning |
| Date Deposited: |
31 Aug 2021 17:42 |
| Last Modified: |
31 Aug 2021 17:42 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/41491 |
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