Social Studies Curriculum Review Landscape

Authors: Courtney Gross, Kimberly Imel, Courtney Allison, American Institutes for Research (AIR)

Source: American Institutes for Research. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 54

Descriptors: Social Studies, Curriculum Development, Guides, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Legislation, Instructional Materials, Educational Quality, Curriculum Evaluation, State Policy, State Legislation, Scoring Rubrics, Political Influences, Social Influences, Policy Analysis

How Teaching American Identity Can Strengthen Working America. Campaign for Working America

Authors: Richard D. Kahlenberg, Progressive Policy Institute (PPI)

Source: Progressive Policy Institute. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 11

Descriptors: Self Concept, Labor Force Development, Politics, Democracy, Public Policy, Patriotism, Educational Background, Political Influences, Access to Education, Public Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Government School Relationship

The Relationship between University Students' Use of Social Networks and Their Political Knowledge and Activity

Authors: Jian Li, Zhaojie Wang, Shubin Zhao (ORCID 0009-0001-6164-2563)

Source: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 2025 41(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 10

Descriptors: College Students, Social Networks, Social Media, Political Influences, Activism, Social Action, Political Attitudes, Correlation, Educational Environment, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior

AI-Assisted Assessment of Inquiry Skills in Socioscientific Issue Contexts

Authors: Wen Xin Zhang (ORCID 0000-0002-0198-7674), John J. H. Lin (ORCID 0000-0001-7784-9609), Ying-Shao Hsu (ORCID 0000-0002-1635-8213)

Source: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 2025 41(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 18

Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Testing, Inquiry, Active Learning, Science Education, Social Influences, Political Influences, Influence of Technology, Scoring Rubrics, Comparative Testing, Evaluation Criteria, Interrater Reliability

Decolonizing Assessment of Learning in Higher Education: The Journey Ahead

Authors: Milagros Castillo-Montoya (ORCID 0000-0001-5057-2451), Manuel Madriaga (ORCID 0000-0003-2725-1718)

Source: Teaching in Higher Education. 2025 30(2):555-564.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 10

Descriptors: Decolonization, Student Evaluation, College Students, Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Minority Group Teachers, Educational Practices, Inclusion, Learner Engagement, Curriculum, Instruction, Community Relations, Social Influences, Political Influences

Geographic Terms: United States, United Kingdom

Diasporic Education in the Mainstream School: Creative Pedagogies of Belonging across Time and Space

Authors: Reza Gholami (ORCID 0000-0001-6462-7847)

Source: Educational Review. 2025 77(1):83-99.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 17

Descriptors: Migration, Elementary School Students, Migrants, Social Influences, Political Influences, Minority Group Students, Religious Cultural Groups, Power Structure, Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Equal Education, Nonformal Education, Theater Arts, Partnerships in Education, Theaters, Drama, Poverty Areas, Blacks, Asians, Ethnicity

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (Birmingham)

Political Bias in Evidence for Policymaking and the Knowledge Work of Civil Servants: The Case of the Ongoing Digitalization of the Norwegian School

Authors: Øyunn Syrstad Høydal (ORCID 0000-0002-0406-3645)

Source: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. 2025 69(1):151-163.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 13

Descriptors: Policy Formation, Government Employees, Political Influences, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Knowledge Level, Foreign Countries, Educational Administration, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Research

Geographic Terms: Norway

Teachers' Union Revitalisation through Business Unionism: A Case Study of the South Korean Teachers' Union Movement

Authors: Jaeung Kim (ORCID 0000-0003-3578-4100), Jinyoung Park

Source: Globalisation, Societies and Education. 2025 23(1):310-331.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 22

Descriptors: Unions, Foreign Countries, Social Action, Faculty Organizations, Social Influences, Political Influences, Generational Differences, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Students

Geographic Terms: South Korea

From Irreversible Openness to Protectionism: Geopolitics and International Research Cooperation in the European Union

Authors: Annette Bamberger (ORCID 0000-0001-8006-5557), Tien-Yin Huang (ORCID 0009-0005-5184-2317)

Source: Journal of Education Policy. 2025 40(1):19-43.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 25

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism, International Cooperation, Research Administration, Global Approach, Academic Freedom, Political Influences, Barriers, Scientific Research, War, Conflict, Information Security, International Relations, Higher Education

Geographic Terms: European Union

Supporting Student Voice in Science Classrooms: The Limits of Psychosocial Approaches and the Importance of Sociocultural and Critical Perspectives on Student Agency

Authors: Christine Lee Bae (ORCID 0000-0002-3492-7598), Ananya M. Matewos (ORCID 0000-0003-0090-1864), John Fife (ORCID 0009-0002-0721-1030)

Source: Educational Psychologist. 2025 60(1):48-68.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 21

Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Science Education, Equal Education, Student Attitudes, Student Empowerment, Personal Autonomy, Educational Psychology, Cultural Influences, Economic Factors, Political Influences, Minority Group Students, Critical Theory, Social Justice

Educational Futures: Alternative Scenarios for the Primary School Curriculum

Authors: Elham Yousefi Hamedani (ORCID 0000-0002-7682-0107), Mohsen Taheri Demneh (ORCID 0000-0001-9871-2994), Ahmad Reza Nasr-Isfahani, Yasamin Abedini

Source: Policy Futures in Education. 2025 23(1):10-30.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Futures (of Society), Long Range Planning, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Vignettes, Curriculum, Discovery Learning, Decision Making, Economic Factors, Social Influences, Cultural Influences, Environmental Influences, Influence of Technology, Political Influences, Intelligence, Educational Philosophy

Geographic Terms: Iran

Unwritten Ground Rules of School Choice: Excavating Capital as a Regulator of Access to Educational Goods

Authors: Jason E. Saltmarsh (ORCID 0000-0001-5580-2201)

Source: Policy Futures in Education. 2025 23(1):202-223.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 22

Descriptors: School Choice, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Educational Opportunities, Cultural Capital, Social Capital, Political Influences, Politics of Education, Educational Policy, Socioeconomic Influences, Family Financial Resources, Equal Education, Parent Influence

The UK's Post-Study Work Visa: Abolition and Reinstatement of a Degree Mobility Incentive

Authors: Alshimaa Ahm (ORCID 0000-0003-2585-4558), Dan Davies

Source: Policy Futures in Education. 2025 23(1):144-154.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 11

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Foreign Students, Government School Relationship, Immigration, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Economic Factors, Political Influences, Public Policy

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom

State Postsecondary Boards as Policy Influencers during the Early Stages of COVID-19

Authors: Raquel M. Rall (ORCID 0000-0002-2682-2016), Demetri L. Morgan, Felecia Commodore, Daniel A. Collier, Dan Fitzpatrick

Source: Educational Policy. 2025 39(1):170-206.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 37

Descriptors: Boards of Education, Educational Policy, COVID-19, Pandemics, Postsecondary Education, Politics of Education, Social Influences, Political Influences, Governance, Institutional Characteristics, Teaching Methods, Government School Relationship, Public Colleges

The Public, Parents, and K-12 Education: A National Polling Report [March 2024]

Authors: EdChoice, Morning Consult

Source: EdChoice. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 59

Descriptors: Public Opinion, Parents, Parent Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Attendance, Public Schools, Private Schools, Political Influences, Tutoring, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Minority Groups, Hispanic Americans, Rural Areas, Generational Differences, Costs, Social Media, Positive Attitudes, Interpersonal Relationship, Mental Health, Physical Health, Core Curriculum, Employment Potential

Understanding Suburban School Segregation: Toward a Renewed Civil Rights Agenda. A Civil Rights Agenda for the Next Quarter Century

Authors: Erica Frankenberg, Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, University of California, Los Angeles. Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles

Source: Civil Rights Project - Proyecto Derechos Civiles. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 126

Sponsoring Agency: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Descriptors: School Segregation, Suburban Schools, Civil Rights, Public Schools, Racism, Political Influences, Educational Policy, Educational Trends, Enrollment, Charter Schools, School Districts, Housing, Social Discrimination, White Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Asian American Students, Low Income Students, Metropolitan Areas

Polarization, Politics, and Family Voice in Schools: Extending a Framework for Inclusive Freedom to Family-School Interactions

Authors: Thomas Capretta

Source: Philosophical Studies in Education. 2024 55:99-108.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 10

Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Inclusion, Family Attitudes, Freedom of Speech, Family Involvement, Higher Education, Parent Rights, Cooperation, Political Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Parents

AMEP and the Burden of Compliance

Authors: Chris Corbel

Source: TESOL in Context. 2024 33(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 15

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Migrants, Adults, English (Second Language), Second Language Programs, Curriculum Development, Adult Educators, Politics of Education, Political Influences, Compliance (Legal), Trust (Psychology), Educational Policy, Educational Change, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Conflict of Interest

Geographic Terms: Australia

Academic Freedom under Attack: Loosening the CCP's Grip on America's Classrooms. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary Education of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, First Session (September 19, 2023). Serial No. 118-22

Authors: US House of Representatives. Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary Education

Source: US House of Representatives. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 163

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Elementary Secondary Education, Cultural Influences, Asian Culture, Educational Philosophy, Political Influences, Global Approach, National Security, Social Systems, Foreign Countries

Geographic Terms: China, United States

Didaculturation and Themes of History and Politics

Authors: Nassima Kerras

Source: Journal of Practical Studies in Education. 2024 5(5):10-17.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 8

Descriptors: Cultural Education, Literature, Higher Education, History Instruction, Political Influences, Innovation, Art, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Course Descriptions, Foreign Countries

Geographic Terms: Spain