Geography in the Common Core: Embedded Themes Of Space, Place, and Society in Children’s Literature

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dc.contributor.advisorHagelman, Ronald R., III
dc.contributor.authorHann, Deborah G.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHiner, Colleen
dc.contributor.committeeMemberJo, Injeong
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRosenberg, Teya
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-05T18:57:24Z
dc.date.available2017-01-05T18:57:24Z
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.description.abstract<p>This dissertation investigates the embedded geographic information inherent in a collection of children’s literature – as set forth by the Common Core curriculum – intended for second to eighth graders. Qualitative and quantitative content analysis and a critical lens revealed a wide range of geographic themes and spatial information about space, place, and society. In addition to basic geographic building blocks such as diffusion, migration, Earth-sun relations, and physical and cultural patterns, discourse analysis revealed a diverse set of embedded geographic narratives ranging from geographies of race, gender, and exclusion, to complex interactions between humans and their environment. These themes also vary quantitatively and qualitatively across the grades. As the concepts’ complexity scaffolds and evolves, they develop from brief mentions in the early books to multifaceted interactions set within larger societal issues in the middle school books.</p> <p>The wealth of geographic information contained in these works of fiction has implications for how we construct our identity as Americans and how we view the world around us. Additionally, these findings demonstrate an important opportunity for expanding geographic education utilizing the literature already being taught in classrooms as a tool for spatial learning. Geographers and public school teachers can locate the geography inherent in the existing curriculum and build bridges connecting subjects, creating a powerful technique to help students become more geographically literate.</p>
dc.description.departmentGeography and Environmental Studies
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent224 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationHann, D. G. (2015). <i>Geography in the common core: Embedded themes of space, place, and society in children’s literature</i> (Unpublished dissertation). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/6389
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectGeographic education
dc.subjectGeography and literature
dc.subjectChildren’s literature
dc.subjectCommon Core
dc.subjectIdentity
dc.subjectFive Themes
dc.subjectSix Essential Elements
dc.subjectNational Geography Standards
dc.subjectQualitative content analysis
dc.titleGeography in the Common Core: Embedded Themes Of Space, Place, and Society in Children’s Literature
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.departmentGeography
thesis.degree.disciplineGeographic Education
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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