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Understanding Muslim girls' experiences in midwestern school settings: negotiating their cultural and interpreting the social studies curriculum

Gunel, Elvan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1181845395

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2007, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Educational Theory and Practice.
The study investigated: (1) how are Muslim girls interpreting their school experiences in terms of interactions with teachers and their peers; including American and students from their own countries and race, gender, religion, and their immigrant status, (2) how are Muslim girls interpreting the social studies curriculum, especially U.S. History, and (3) what are the instructional decisions the social studies teachers made in relation to their students who are Muslim girls. In this section, I discuss the rationale for selecting the naturalistic inquiry for this study. This study employed naturalistic inquiry methods to collect data. The research data were collected via multiple data collection methods, including participant observation and interviews. The data were collected between March 2006 and May 2006. The analysis was done according to constant comparative method as well as general qualitative data analysis methods. Analysis of the data for this study suggested four main findings: First, social studies classrooms are found as places in which Muslim female participants of the study find themselves more comfortable compared to other classrooms. The second major finding of the study regarded how Muslim girls interpreted the social studies curriculum. The findings of the study have implications for teachers, teacher education programs, policies, and future research. Findings also suggested that further studies are needed for understanding the phenomenon in-depth.
Merry Merryfield (Advisor)
260 p.
Muslim female students; Social studies education; Critical race theory; Identity

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  • Gunel, E. (2007). Understanding Muslim girls' experiences in midwestern school settings: negotiating their cultural and interpreting the social studies curriculum [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1181845395

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gunel, Elvan. Understanding Muslim girls' experiences in midwestern school settings: negotiating their cultural and interpreting the social studies curriculum. 2007. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1181845395.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gunel, Elvan. "Understanding Muslim girls' experiences in midwestern school settings: negotiating their cultural and interpreting the social studies curriculum." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1181845395

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