University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Global citizenship education in the mountain state: A critical discourse analysis of West Virginia’s high school science and social studies curriculum standards

Cunningham, Cody Jack

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Title
Global citizenship education in the mountain state: A critical discourse analysis of West Virginia’s high school science and social studies curriculum standards
Author(s)
Cunningham, Cody Jack
Issue Date
2024-11-22
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Witt , Allison
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Witt , Allison
Committee Member(s)
  • Pak, Yoon
  • Herrera , Linda
  • Lindgren, Samantha
Department of Study
Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp
Discipline
Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ed.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
West Virginia, North Central Appalachia, Central Appalachia, citizenship education, civics, global citizenship education, critical GCE, GCE, democratic GCE, critical theory of democracy, United States, CDA
Abstract
This dissertation investigates global citizenship education in North Central and Central Appalachia by examining the state standards used in high school science and social studies classes of the state of West Virginia. It has three research questions. First, what kind of citizen does the high school social studies and science standards used in West Virginia seek to create? Second, what kinds of political and economic ideologies are represented in the standards used? Finally, do the standards used reflect concepts found in global citizenship education? The study uses Critical Discourse Analysis following the framework of Mullet (2018), the methods of Gee (2011, 2014b), and employs concept coding. The study found that the standards used in West Virginia reflect traditional liberalism and classical republicanism with an emphasis on learning how to effectively contribute to a capitalist society upholding what is considered to be traditional American values as determined by the state.
Graduation Semester
2024-12
Type of Resource
Thesis
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/127181
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 2024 Cody Cunningham

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