High School Social Studies Classroom Environments and Attitudes

This study provides research on a theory suggesting that attitudes toward social studies are, in part, determined by the classroom environment. The classification of 27 high school social studies classroom environments using the statistical technique of cluster analysis resulted in clusters that were most distinguishable by the amount of teacher support, student involvement and affiliation, and innovative and diverse teaching strategies. Two distinctive learning environments were described, and it was concluded that students in certain types of classroom environments have more positive attitudes toward social studies than do students in other environments. The environmental dimensions appear to be variables that can be manipulated directly by the classroom teacher, suggesting important implications for social studies educators and trainers

Cluster (spacecraft · Cluster grouping · Environmental education · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Social studies · Statistical analysis · Teaching method · Computer Science · Educational Environments and Student Outcomes · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health

• Classroom Environments and Student Views of Social Studies

  Jeffrey T Fouts•Theory & Research in Social…•1989

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• Secondary Social Education in the Peoples Republic of China

  Jeffrey T Fouts, Jack C K Chan et al.•Theory & Research in Social…•1993

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• Correlates of Attitudes toward Social Studies

  Tom Haladyna, Joan Shaughnessy et al.•Theory & Research in Social…•1982

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