Jane C Lo
Biographic Data
| ID | 4469142 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jane C Lo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jane C |
| FAMILY NAME | Lo |
| SIGNATURE | LO J C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3055-3103 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Evolving Conversations in Mathematics Curriculum Research
A curriculum is a living, socially mediated set of materials that both reflects and shapes what counts as mathematics and who is positioned to learn it (Ball & Cohen, 1996; Remillard, 2005; Rezat, 2012, 2024; Smith & Barrett, 2017) [...]
Leveraging Dissent
The rise of political polarization and disagreement within the United States and other democracies indicates an erosion of the social contract, a deterioration exacerbated by the balkanization of social media, that can negatively impact our social relationships. Recent anti–Critical Race Theory (CRT) narratives in education provide insights into how policy narratives can be used to sow distrust in an educational context. In this paper Jane Lo and…
Diving into elementary social studies instruction
Social studies education research for sustainable democratic societies
Social studies education and research can and must play a central role in sustaining democratic societies. As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of this vital journal that aims to strengthen social studies education, democratic societies face numerous serious challenges. Although today’s circumstances are unique, many of our current challenges have existed (and will continue to exist) in some form throughout the history of democracy. In this art…
Requiring Civics Then and Now
Background In recent years, the United States has seen a resurgence in calls for mandating civics coursework across the country. For decades, scholars have identified classroom practices that help make civics courses more impactful to students’ civic engagement and knowledge. As more civics courses are required of young people, one begins to wonder if these courses include the kinds of curricular goals and pedagogical practices that can support s…
The Role of Civic Debt in Democratic Education
The notion of educational gaps often portrays students of color as lower performing (or with less resources) than their White counterparts. The most prevalent gap narratives in civic education are the civic opportunity gap, where students of color in low-income areas tend to receive less quality civic education than White, wealthier students; and the civic empowerment gap, where disenfranchised students (often students of color in low income neig…
Bridging a Polarizing Divide
This article reports on a study that asks how might an elections simulation influence students with strong polarizing political beliefs? The elections simulation asks students to take on roles as candidate teams, political party leaders, interest groups, and media outlets in a mock presidential election. Students not only learn about elections but also political socialization, public opinion, political ideology, and the two-party system. Findings…
Shifting pedagogy in an AP US government & politics classroom
Adolescents Developing Civic Identities
While simulations and role-play have been staples in the civic classroom, little is known about how they work as best practices. This study explores the ways simulations and role-play may influence students’ civic identities. Drawing from sociocultural theories, the article seeks to understand how students’ practice-linked identities may be shaped by their experiences with simulations and role-play in the classroom. Specifically, this study follo…
Content selection in advanced courses
Advanced high-school courses, such as Advanced Placement (AP) courses in the United States, present a content selection conundrum of major proportions. Judicious content selection is necessary if students are to learn subject matter meaningfully, but the sheer breadth of tested material in these courses promotes nearly the opposite: “test-prep” teaching and mere “coverage” of the curriculum. This paper contributes elements of a theory of content …
Making Impactful Professional Judgments in the Political Classroom
Beyond Breadth-Speed-Test
We report a mixed-methods design experiment that aims to achieve deeper learning in a breadth-oriented, college-preparatory course—AP U.S. Government and Politics. The study was conducted with 289 students in 12 classrooms across four schools and in an “excellence for all” context of expanding enrollments in AP courses. Contributions include its investigation of a model of deeper learning, development of a test to assess it, and fusion of project…
Beyond Breadth-Speed-Test
We report a mixed-methods design experiment that aims to achieve deeper learning in a breadth-oriented, college-preparatory course—AP U.S. Government and Politics. The study was conducted with 289 students in 12 classrooms across four schools and in an “excellence for all” context of expanding enrollments in AP courses. Contributions include its investigation of a model of deeper learning, development of a test to assess it, and fusion of project…
Social studies education research for sustainable democratic societies
Social studies education and research can and must play a central role in sustaining democratic societies. As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of this vital journal that aims to strengthen social studies education, democratic societies face numerous serious challenges. Although today’s circumstances are unique, many of our current challenges have existed (and will continue to exist) in some form throughout the history of democracy. In this art…
The Role of Civic Debt in Democratic Education
The notion of educational gaps often portrays students of color as lower performing (or with less resources) than their White counterparts. The most prevalent gap narratives in civic education are the civic opportunity gap, where students of color in low-income areas tend to receive less quality civic education than White, wealthier students; and the civic empowerment gap, where disenfranchised students (often students of color in low income neig…
Adolescents Developing Civic Identities
While simulations and role-play have been staples in the civic classroom, little is known about how they work as best practices. This study explores the ways simulations and role-play may influence students’ civic identities. Drawing from sociocultural theories, the article seeks to understand how students’ practice-linked identities may be shaped by their experiences with simulations and role-play in the classroom. Specifically, this study follo…
Content selection in advanced courses
Advanced high-school courses, such as Advanced Placement (AP) courses in the United States, present a content selection conundrum of major proportions. Judicious content selection is necessary if students are to learn subject matter meaningfully, but the sheer breadth of tested material in these courses promotes nearly the opposite: “test-prep” teaching and mere “coverage” of the curriculum. This paper contributes elements of a theory of content …
Diving into elementary social studies instruction
Bridging a Polarizing Divide
This article reports on a study that asks how might an elections simulation influence students with strong polarizing political beliefs? The elections simulation asks students to take on roles as candidate teams, political party leaders, interest groups, and media outlets in a mock presidential election. Students not only learn about elections but also political socialization, public opinion, political ideology, and the two-party system. Findings…
Shifting pedagogy in an AP US government & politics classroom
Beyond Breadth-Speed-Test
We report a mixed-methods design experiment that aims to achieve deeper learning in a breadth-oriented, college-preparatory course—AP U.S. Government and Politics. The study was conducted with 289 students in 12 classrooms across four schools and in an “excellence for all” context of expanding enrollments in AP courses. Contributions include its investigation of a model of deeper learning, development of a test to assess it, and fusion of project…
Making Impactful Professional Judgments in the Political Classroom
Content selection in advanced courses
Advanced high-school courses, such as Advanced Placement (AP) courses in the United States, present a content selection conundrum of major proportions. Judicious content selection is necessary if students are to learn subject matter meaningfully, but the sheer breadth of tested material in these courses promotes nearly the opposite: “test-prep” teaching and mere “coverage” of the curriculum. This paper contributes elements of a theory of content …
Shifting pedagogy in an AP US government & politics classroom
Adolescents Developing Civic Identities
While simulations and role-play have been staples in the civic classroom, little is known about how they work as best practices. This study explores the ways simulations and role-play may influence students’ civic identities. Drawing from sociocultural theories, the article seeks to understand how students’ practice-linked identities may be shaped by their experiences with simulations and role-play in the classroom. Specifically, this study follo…
Bridging a Polarizing Divide
This article reports on a study that asks how might an elections simulation influence students with strong polarizing political beliefs? The elections simulation asks students to take on roles as candidate teams, political party leaders, interest groups, and media outlets in a mock presidential election. Students not only learn about elections but also political socialization, public opinion, political ideology, and the two-party system. Findings…
The Role of Civic Debt in Democratic Education
The notion of educational gaps often portrays students of color as lower performing (or with less resources) than their White counterparts. The most prevalent gap narratives in civic education are the civic opportunity gap, where students of color in low-income areas tend to receive less quality civic education than White, wealthier students; and the civic empowerment gap, where disenfranchised students (often students of color in low income neig…
Requiring Civics Then and Now
Background In recent years, the United States has seen a resurgence in calls for mandating civics coursework across the country. For decades, scholars have identified classroom practices that help make civics courses more impactful to students’ civic engagement and knowledge. As more civics courses are required of young people, one begins to wonder if these courses include the kinds of curricular goals and pedagogical practices that can support s…
Social studies education research for sustainable democratic societies
Social studies education and research can and must play a central role in sustaining democratic societies. As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of this vital journal that aims to strengthen social studies education, democratic societies face numerous serious challenges. Although today’s circumstances are unique, many of our current challenges have existed (and will continue to exist) in some form throughout the history of democracy. In this art…
Leveraging Dissent
The rise of political polarization and disagreement within the United States and other democracies indicates an erosion of the social contract, a deterioration exacerbated by the balkanization of social media, that can negatively impact our social relationships. Recent anti–Critical Race Theory (CRT) narratives in education provide insights into how policy narratives can be used to sow distrust in an educational context. In this paper Jane Lo and…
Diving into elementary social studies instruction
Evolving Conversations in Mathematics Curriculum Research
A curriculum is a living, socially mediated set of materials that both reflects and shapes what counts as mathematics and who is positioned to learn it (Ball & Cohen, 1996; Remillard, 2005; Rezat, 2012, 2024; Smith & Barrett, 2017) [...]
Political science (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (8 works) · Politics (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Pedagogy (7 works) · Mathematics education (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Curriculum (4 works) · Government (linguistics (4 works)