Methodological Aspects of Documenting Civics Lessons in Israel

In this paper the author wishes to shed light on some methodological aspects of documenting civics classes as part of educational research. Rooted in the research traditions of grounded theory and the use of ideal types, this study concentrates on one case of a civics course taught in an Israel high...

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Main Author: Aviv Cohen
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Bielefeld University 2014-04-01
Series:Journal of Social Science Education
Online Access:http://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/1290
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spelling doaj-ec4b17aa48764112baa1801ffb45bbbd2020-11-25T02:15:24ZdeuBielefeld UniversityJournal of Social Science Education1618-52932014-04-0113210.2390/jsse-v13-i2-12901240Methodological Aspects of Documenting Civics Lessons in IsraelAviv Cohen0The Melton Center for Jewish Education School of Education The Hebrew University of JerusalemIn this paper the author wishes to shed light on some methodological aspects of documenting civics classes as part of educational research. Rooted in the research traditions of grounded theory and the use of ideal types, this study concentrates on one case of a civics course taught in an Israel high school. Touching on the empirical and theoretical aspects of this case, this study will present the contributions of using such methodologies, particularly regarding the ways in which contextual factors such as the students’ academic level and socio-economic factors influence the teaching of this subject-matter. Practical pedagogical implications that were identified as a result of this study will also be presented.http://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/1290
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title_short Methodological Aspects of Documenting Civics Lessons in Israel
title_full Methodological Aspects of Documenting Civics Lessons in Israel
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description In this paper the author wishes to shed light on some methodological aspects of documenting civics classes as part of educational research. Rooted in the research traditions of grounded theory and the use of ideal types, this study concentrates on one case of a civics course taught in an Israel high school. Touching on the empirical and theoretical aspects of this case, this study will present the contributions of using such methodologies, particularly regarding the ways in which contextual factors such as the students’ academic level and socio-economic factors influence the teaching of this subject-matter. Practical pedagogical implications that were identified as a result of this study will also be presented.
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