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Integrating Family History Into the Post-Pandemic Elementary Learning Space: Reducing Childhood Trauma

Integrating Family History Into the Post-Pandemic Elementary Learning Space: Reducing Childhood Trauma

Belinda M. Alexander-Ashley
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781668457139|ISBN10: 166845713X|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668457177|EISBN13: 9781668457146
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5713-9.ch008
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Alexander-Ashley, Belinda M. "Integrating Family History Into the Post-Pandemic Elementary Learning Space: Reducing Childhood Trauma." Practical Strategies to Reduce Childhood Trauma and Mitigate Exposure to the School-to-Prison Pipeline, edited by Belinda M. Alexander-Ashley, IGI Global, 2023, pp. 168-193. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5713-9.ch008

APA

Alexander-Ashley, B. M. (2023). Integrating Family History Into the Post-Pandemic Elementary Learning Space: Reducing Childhood Trauma. In B. Alexander-Ashley (Ed.), Practical Strategies to Reduce Childhood Trauma and Mitigate Exposure to the School-to-Prison Pipeline (pp. 168-193). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5713-9.ch008

Chicago

Alexander-Ashley, Belinda M. "Integrating Family History Into the Post-Pandemic Elementary Learning Space: Reducing Childhood Trauma." In Practical Strategies to Reduce Childhood Trauma and Mitigate Exposure to the School-to-Prison Pipeline, edited by Belinda M. Alexander-Ashley, 168-193. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5713-9.ch008

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted existing inequities as a result of zero tolerance and exclusionary policies that disproportionately impacted the world's learners living in poverty, people of color, and those experiencing special challenges. Under the existing educational system, marginalized students often feel devalued and without a voice. Integrating family history and genealogy into the elementary school learning space provides a methodology and framework that focuses on the historical conditions that promote healthy dialogues and sustain discourses connecting to other historical events. The process of creating positive experiences with family history, improving the classroom environment, effectively communicating, rapport and trust building, and strengthened socio-emotional skills reduce childhood trauma. The six recommended strategies include introspection and reflection, navigating parallel time periods, valuing genealogical tools, encouraging an environment of hope, normalizing authenticity, and transforming the learning environment.

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