Areas of Study
The areas I would like to investigate are pedagogy and psychology. Pedagogy is the concepts and theories behind teaching methods. It deals with education as a theoretical concept that can be analyzed through historical precedents and societal norms. Contributions to pedagogy can be applied to teaching methods to further the critical thinking development of students. This is relevant to my topic because the classroom environment is controlled by the instructor/teacher/professor. The impact of the teacher can positively or negatively affect the issue of political bias and its subsequent influence on individual students.
Psychology is the study of the mind and its behavior. This area of study will shed light on the end behavior of the students as a result of political identification or bias through explanations of the concepts driving both the aggressor and the victim. Additionally, it will add empirical evidence to the conversation as it utilizes experimental designs in order to establish relationships between variables.
Specific Keywords
I used the keywords, “Politic* Bia*”, “Class*” “Environment.” These words produced hundreds of results from both psychological journals and pedagogical journals.
Did Tutorials Help?
Yes, the tutorials helped to narrow down the most important words for to help answer my research question. Additionally, it focused the scope of the research areas in order to make the topic more manageable. Originally, I did not expect the branches of each area of study that are involved in the topic. The pedagogical aspect of the conversation addressed colleges, high schools, preschools, kindergartens and middle school. The psychological perspective approached the conversation from behavioral psychology, social psychology, and computer impacts of psychology.
