University of Central Florida STARS Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 2013 The Inclusion Of Women's History In The Secondary Social Studies Classroom Cicely Scheiner-Fisher University of Central Florida Part of the Education Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access) is brought to you for free and open access by STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019 by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. STARS Citation Scheiner-Fisher, Cicely, "The Inclusion Of Women's History In The Secondary Social Studies Classroom" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2004-2019. 2848. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2848 THE INCLUSION OF WOMEN’S HISTORY IN THE SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM by CICELY SCHEINER-FISHER B.S. University of South Florida 2001 M. Ed. University of Central Florida 2010 A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the College of Education at the University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Summer Term 2013 Major Professor: William B. Russell ABSTRACT The author examined the motivation for why, and methods of how, some secondary social studies teachers incorporate women’s voices into the traditional history framework. A multi-layered qualitative methodology was employed for this study using survey, case study, and phenomenological approaches, including interviews and classroom observations of participants. The researcher discovered the percentage of teachers who claim to incorporate women’s history/perspectives into their lessons; how teachers incorporate women’s history/perspectives into their lessons; and, the factors that contribute to teachers including women’s history/perspectives into their classes.