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ECE 79: Teaching in a Diverse Society

Professor: N. Taylor

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Research Project

Learn more about the historical stories and events that impact our society and the educational experiences of children today.

*Choose one of the following research topics:

  • When did immigrants to the USA begin to require documentation and when did the USA set limits on how many people can immigrate? 

  • Japanese Internment during WWII 

  • The history of the LBGTQ movement in the US 

  • The history of colorism in the US  

  • Explaining the Slave Codes, the Reconstruction Era, Jim Crow Laws, and why they were significant 

  • The genocide and relocation of Indigenous tribes and forcing Indian children to attend boarding schools in the USA 

  • The history of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

  • The history of American white women's right to vote

  • The history of American women of color's right to vote

  • The history of the right to marry in the USA - anti-miscegenation laws, anti-gay marriage laws

  • How racism in the USA has impacted the generational accumulation of wealth

  • The War on Poverty and Head Start

  • Historical and current bias against all women in medical care

  • Historical and current bias against people of color and Native Americans in medical care

*Please see your instructor's assignment for specific details about the research project.

For all topics:

Include facts, policies, issues, or laws related to education, children, and families you found about your topic.

You will be answering 5 questions:

  • What are the important historical contexts, ideas, events, and policies related to your topic?
  • What are new and important terms or concepts related to the topic (you will find terms that are new to you)?
  • How is the educational system in the US continuing to reflect these topics? How does this topic have a continuing impact on education in the US?
  • What are examples of recent events or news stories related to the topic?
  • How does this information relate to what you’ve been learning about anti-bias education? Think about power/privilege/isms

Here are some general questions to begin your research:

  • What was/is the issue?

  • When was/is the issue occurring?  Is it still happening today?  

  • Where was/is the issue happening?

  • Who was/is impacted by the issue?

  • Why was/is the issue happening?

  • How has the issue impacted education?

*Please see your instructor's assignment for specific details about the research project.