Social Studies Education

Our Social Studies Education Program focuses on research, theory, and teacher preparation. Our students and faculty explore the contextual and contested meanings of “history” and “citizenship” in U.S. public schools. Students engage in coursework and research that explore topics such as social studies curriculum, multicultural education, and improving literacy through social studies.

Our urban teacher education, master’s, and doctoral programs draw from a variety of disciplines. All of our degree programs pursue theoretical, historical, empirical, and pedagogical questions that seek to excavate and analyze current issues in education. Topics such as race, class, gender, sexuality, religion, and cultural differences inform the field of social studies education.

Faculty

Anthony L Brown

Professor

Focuses on historical and contemporary issues and discourses concerning African American students in schools and society.

Katherina A Payne

Associate Professor

Researches civic education, early childhood/elementary education, and teacher education to examine the role of relationships, community, and justice to make classrooms democratic and equitable spaces.

Cinthia S Salinas

Ruben E. Hinojosa Regents Professor in Education

Dr. Salinas is a member of the Social Studies Education program area and is an affiliate faculty member in the Bilingual/Bicultural and the Cultural Studies in Education program areas. Her focus in the social studies includes critical historical inqu...

Degrees

• Master of Arts/Education
• Urban Teachers – Master of Education with Secondary Social Studies Certification
• Doctor of Philosophy

Program Affiliations

• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS)
• The John Warfield Center for African and African American Studies (JWCAAAS)
• African and African Diaspora Studies Department (AADS)
• National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)
• National Council for the Teaching of Social Studies (NCSS)

Our Alumni

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  Whitney Blankenship

  Coordinator of Secondary History Education and Assistant Professor of Educational Studies, Rhode Island College Providence, RI Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2008

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  Brooke Blevins

  Assistant Professor of Education, Baylor University Waco, TX Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2011

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  Antonio J. Castro

  Assistant Professor of Education, University of Missouri Columbia, MO Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2009

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  LaGarrett King

  Assistant Professor of Secondary Social Studies Education, Clemson University Clemson, SC Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, 2012

Additional Information

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• Current Student Resources