@article{ART003273541},
author={Seo Young Rhee},
title={Understanding a Novice Teacher's Use of Social Studies Instructional Materials},
journal={Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching},
issn={2508-156X},
year={2025},
volume={10},
number={3},
pages={245-270},
doi={10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.011}
TY - JOUR
AU - Seo Young Rhee
TI - Understanding a Novice Teacher's Use of Social Studies Instructional Materials
JO - Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching
PY - 2025
VL - 10
IS - 3
PB - Education Research Institute at CNUE
SP - 245
EP - 270
SN - 2508-156X
AB - This study conducted an in-depth qualitative case study of a novice elementary school teacher to analyze the characteristics and patterns of their use of social studies instructional materials. The study ensured construct validity through triangulation, utilizing class observations, in-depth interviews, document analysis, and teacher journals. The analysis revealed that the teacher's personal teaching beliefs were continuously shaped by internal and external factors and that these evolving beliefs directly influence choices and strategies for selecting and using instructional materials. In a fifth-grade history unit, the participant teacher critically reconstructed presentation resources, worksheets, and simulation activities to promote student inquiry and engagement. Observations further revealed how the teacher overcame the limitations of both online professional communities and traditional textbooks, illustrating how teaching beliefs and a 'social studies epistemological stance' crystallize into Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK). The processes of selecting, developing, and reconstructing materials proved vital to the novice teacher's professional growth and to strengthening curriculum literacy. The teacher's use of a "balance of enjoyment and meaning" to bridge theory and practice suggests that support policies for novice teachers should prioritize enhancing their autonomy and material-reconstruction capabilities.
KW - novice teachers;social studies instructional materials;PCK;curriculum literacy;teaching beliefs;reconstruction
DO - 10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.011
ER -
Seo Young Rhee. (2025). Understanding a Novice Teacher's Use of Social Studies Instructional Materials. Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching, 10(3), 245-270.
Seo Young Rhee. 2025, "Understanding a Novice Teacher's Use of Social Studies Instructional Materials", Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching, vol.10, no.3 pp.245-270. Available from: doi:10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.011
Seo Young Rhee "Understanding a Novice Teacher's Use of Social Studies Instructional Materials" Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching 10.3 pp.245-270 (2025) : 245.
Seo Young Rhee. Understanding a Novice Teacher's Use of Social Studies Instructional Materials. 2025; 10(3), 245-270. Available from: doi:10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.011
Seo Young Rhee. "Understanding a Novice Teacher's Use of Social Studies Instructional Materials" Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching 10, no.3 (2025) : 245-270.doi: 10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.011
Seo Young Rhee. Understanding a Novice Teacher's Use of Social Studies Instructional Materials. Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching, 10(3), 245-270. doi: 10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.011
Seo Young Rhee. Understanding a Novice Teacher's Use of Social Studies Instructional Materials. Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching. 2025; 10(3) 245-270. doi: 10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.011
Seo Young Rhee. Understanding a Novice Teacher's Use of Social Studies Instructional Materials. 2025; 10(3), 245-270. Available from: doi:10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.011
Seo Young Rhee. "Understanding a Novice Teacher's Use of Social Studies Instructional Materials" Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching 10, no.3 (2025) : 245-270.doi: 10.23041/jsst.2025.10.3.011
