Journal Articles, Book Chapters, and Scholarly Book Reviews
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Journell, W. (in press). The COVID-19 pandemic as a historical event: An analysis of U.S. history textbooks. Journal of Education.
Journell, W. (in press). Tackling Trump: Contemporary politics and the creation of official knowledge. The Social Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2024.2361450
Journell, W. (2024). Schools as apparatuses of security: Governmentality and true power. In B. A. Varga & E. C. Adams (Eds.), The theory-story reader for social studies (pp. 93-98). Teachers College Press. Book website
Journell, W. (2025). Civic education for democratic citizens. In L. Nucci, T. Krettenauer, & W. C. Thompson (Eds.), Handbook of moral and character education (3rd ed., pp. 287-303). Routledge. Book website
Journell, W. (2024). Psychosocial processes and human desire: An inconvenient truth about online misinformation. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 56(1), 25-39. doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2023.2264962
Journell, W., & Halvorsen, A.-L. (2024). Social studies education. In P. A. Schutz & K. R. Muis (Eds.), Handbook of educational psychology (4th ed., pp. 509-530). Routledge. Book website
Journell, W. (2024). Villainification, heroification, and political polarization: Implications for thinking politically about U.S. politics. In C. van Kessel & K. Edmondson (Eds.), Teaching villainification in social studies: Pedagogies to deepen understanding of social evils (pp. 13-27). Teachers College Press. Book website
Journell, W. (2023). Beyond just techniques: Toward deliberation facilitation that minimizes harm. A response to “Deliberative facilitation in the classroom: The interplay of facilitative technique and design to make space for democracy.” Democracy & Education, 31(2), 1-6. https://democracyeducationjournal.org/home/vol31/iss2/3/
Hughes, R. E., & Journell, W. (2023). Facilitating a controversial issues discussion in elementary school about using Indigenous sports mascots. The Social Studies, 114(5), 223-240. https://doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2023.2171352
Journell, W. (2023). Foreword. In J. L. Endacott & M. Kopish, The language of social studies education: An expanded glossary of key terms and concepts. Brill. Book website
Journell, W. (2022). [Review of the book, The anatomy of fake news: A critical news literacy education by N. Higdon]. California History, 99(3), 74-77.
Hilburn, J., Buchanan, L. B., & Journell, W. (2022). Positioning documentaries as vehicles for developing preservice teachers' analytic skills. Journal of Social Studies Research, 46(3), 237-248. doi.org/10.1016/j.jssr.2021.09.001
Journell, W. (2022). Classroom controversy in the midst of political polarization: The essential role of school administrators. NASSP Bulletin, 106(2), 133-153. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F01926365221100589
Journell, W. (2022). A hill made of sand: COVID-19 and the myth of American exceptionalism. In W. Journell (Ed.), Post-pandemic social studies: How COVID-19 has changed the world and how we teach (pp. 1-12). Teachers College Press. Book website
Journell, W. (2022). Introduction. In W. Journell (Ed.), Post-pandemic social studies: How COVID-19 has changed the world and how we teach (pp. 111-124). Teachers College Press. Book website
Journell, W. (2021). The research that leads to classroom practice: Theory & Research in Social Education. Social Education, 85(6), 340-341.
Hilburn, J., Buchanan, L. B., & Journell, W. (2021). Discourses of immigration and the mediating influence of documentary films. Action in Teacher Education, 43(4), 513-530. doi.org/10.1080/01626620.2021.1883151
Journell, W. (2021). The subjectivity of openness: Framing social issues in K-12 education. In R. Evans (Ed.), Handbook on teaching social issues (2nd ed., pp. 25-35). Information Age. Book website
Journell, W. (2021). Taking a reasoned stance against misinformation. Phi Delta Kappan, 102(5), 12-17. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0031721721992559
Journell, W. (2021). Exacerbating existing divides: Fake news, desire, and partisanship. In T. L. Heafner, L. K. Handler, & T. C. Rock (Eds.), The divide within: Intersections of realities, facts, theories, and practices (pp. 1-24). Information Age. Book website
Journell, W. (2020). Teaching about the 2020 Presidential Election. Social Education, 84(5), 267-271.
Journell, W. (2020). Controversial decisions within teaching controversial issues. Annals of Social Studies Education Research for Teachers, 1(1), 5-9.
Journell, W. (2020). Q & A with Wayne Journell on "Controversial decisions within teaching controversial issues." Annals of Social Studies Education Research for Teachers, 1(1), 10-15.
Dressman, M., Journell, W., & Mann, J. (2020). Teacher education. In M. R. M. Ward & S. Delamont (Eds.), Handbook of qualitative research in education (2nd ed., pp. 151-165). Edward Elgar. Book website
Buchanan, L. B., Hilburn, J., Ward, C., & Journell, W. (2020). Examining internal displacement through the Rohingya crisis. The Clearing House, 93(3), 147-156. doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2019.1709404
Journell, W. (2020). [Review of the book, Democratic discord in schools: Cases and commentaries in educational ethics by M. Levinson & J. Fay (Eds.)]. Citizenship Teaching and Learning, 15(1), 123-124.
Journell, W. (2020). Vice, On the Basis of Sex, and the liberal imagination: Villainification and heroification in popular political film. Educational Studies: A Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 56(1), 66-82. doi.org/10.1080/00131946.2019.1692021
Journell, W. (2019). From the editor. Theory & Research in Social Education, 47(4), 471. doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2019.1688084
Caffrey, G., & Journell, W. (2019). Humanizing disciplinary civic education at the elementary level: An exploration of immigration and the humanitarian crisis at the U.S./Mexico border. Oregon Journal of the Social Studies, 7(2), 26-54.
Journell, W. (2019, September 22). Professors, are you hiding your politics? Bad idea. Chronicle of Higher Education. Available here (with subscription to the Chronicle)
Hilburn, J., Buchanan, L. B., & Journell, W. (2019). Teaching DACA with documentary film. Social Studies Journal, 39(1), 61-70.
Journell, W. (2019). Introduction: Fake news and the imperative of civic education. In W. Journell (Ed.), Unpacking fake news: An educator's guide to navigating the media with students (pp. 1-14). Teachers College Press. Book website
Journell, W., & Clark, C. H. (2019). Political memes and the limits of media literacy. In W. Journell (Ed.), Unpacking fake news: An educator's guide to navigating the media with students (pp. 109-125). Teachers College Press. Book website
Payne, K. A., & Journell, W. (2019). "We have those kinds of conversations here...": Addressing contentious politics with elementary students. Teaching and Teacher Education, 79, 73-82. doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2018.12.008
Journell, W., & Schouweiler, D. (2019). Moving K-12 coursework online: Considerations and strategies. In T. L. Heafner, R. Hartshorne, & R. Thripp (Eds.), Handbook of research on emerging practices and methods for K-12 online and blended learning (pp. 477-499). IGI Global. Book website
Linton, J. N., & Journell, W. (2019). Taking responsibility for the future: A case study of a state-run program to train K-12 online teachers. In T. L. Heafner, R. Hartshorne, & R. Thripp (Eds.), Handbook of research on emerging practices and methods for K-12 online and blended learning (pp. 292-313). IGI Global. Book website
Journell, W. (2018). Should marriage equality be taught as controversial post-Obergefell v Hodges? Teachers College Record, 120(8), 1-28.
Journell, W. (2018). Teacher identity and political instruction. In P. Schutz, J. Y. Hong, & D. Cross Francis (Eds.), Research on teacher identity: Mapping challenges and innovations (pp. 169-179). Springer. Book website
Journell, W. (2018). Terrorism. In D. G. Krutka, A. M. Whitlock, & M. Helmsing (Eds.), Keywords in the social studies: Concepts and conversations (pp. 217-229). Peter Lang. Book website
Journell, W. (2018). Civic education in a post-truth society: Combating "fake news" and "alternative facts". In J. Clabough & T. Lintner (Eds.), No reluctant citizens: Teaching civics in K-12 classrooms (pp. 113-129). Information Age. Book website
Journell, W., Friedman, A. M., Thacker, E. S., & Fitchett, P. G. (2018). Getting inquiry design just right. Social Education, 82(4), 202-205.
Thacker, E. S., Lee, J. K., Fitchett, P. G., & Journell, W. (2018). Secondary social studies teachers' experiences planning and implementing inquiry using the inquiry design model. The Clearing House, 91(4-5), 193-200. doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2018.1490129
Thacker, E. S., Friedman, A. M., Fitchett, P. G., Journell, W., & Lee, J. K. (2018). Exploring how an elementary teacher plans and implements social studies inquiry. The Social Studies, 109(2), 85-100. doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2018.1451983
He, Y., Journell, W., & Faircloth, J. (2018). Preparing teachers for English learners: Integrating academic language and community service projects. The Social Studies, 109(1), 13-26. doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2017.1403874
Schunk, D. H., Journell, W., Alford, A., Watson, J., & Belter, M. (2018). Self-regulation in the social studies classroom. In M. K. DiBenedetto (Ed.), Connecting self-regulated learning and performance with instruction across high school content areas (pp. 89-124). Springer. Book website
Journell, W. (2017). Framing controversial identity issues in schools: The case of HB2, bathroom equity, and transgender students. Equity & Excellence in Education, 50(4), 339-354. doi.org/10.1080/10665684.2017.1393640
Journell, W. (2017) Politically conservative preservice teachers and the spiral of silence: Implications for teacher education. Teacher Education Quarterly, 44(2), 105-129.
Journell, W. (2017). Ahead of the curve or maintaining the status quo? Examining the social impact of sports on American society. Social Education, 84, 250-253.
Journell, W. (2017). Fake news, alternative facts, and Trump: Teaching social studies in a post-truth era. Social Studies Journal, 37(1), 8-21.
Journell, W. (2017). From the editor. Theory & Research in Social Education, 45(1), 1-6. doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2016.1272328
Journell, W. (2017). Using film to contextualize simulations: A mock trial example. In W. B. Russell & S. Waters (Ed.), Cinematic social studies: A resource for teaching and learning social studies with film (pp. 385-404). Information Age. Book website
Journell, W., Levy, B. L. M., & Hartwick, J. M. M. (2017). Helping students address the elephant in democracy's room: An interactive approach to teaching about campaign finance. In C. Wright-Maley & T. Davis (Eds.), Teaching for democracy in an age of economic disparity (pp. 95-110). Routledge. Book website
Gomez, M., & Journell, W. (2017). Professionality, preservice teachers, and Twitter. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 25, 377-412.
Journell, W. (2016). Teacher political disclosure as parrhesia. Teachers College Record, 118(5), 1-36.
Journell, W. (2016). Making a case for teacher political disclosure. Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 31(1), 100-111.
Journell, W. (2016). Introduction: Teaching social issues in the social studies classroom. In W. Journell (Ed.), Teaching social studies in an era of divisiveness: The challenges of discussing social issues in a non-partisan way (pp. 1-12). Rowman & Littlefield. Book website
Journell, W. (2016). September 11, 2001: The day that changed the world . . . but not the curriculum. In W. Journell (Ed.), Reassessing the social studies curriculum: Promoting critical civic engagement in a politically polarized, post-9/11 world (pp. xix-xxiii). Rowman & Littlefield. Book website
Journell, W., & Tolbert, L. C. (2016). Working together, not sharing the burden: A collaborative approach to developing pedagogical content knowledge with secondary social studies preservice teachers. In A. R. Crowe & A. Cuenca (Eds.), Rethinking social studies teacher education for twenty-first century citizenship (pp. 123-142). Springer. Book website
Hilburn, J., Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (2016). A content analysis of immigration in traditional, new, and non-gateway state standards for U.S. History and Civics. The High School Journal, 99(3), 234-251. doi.org/10.1353/hsj.2016.0008
Heafner, T. L., Handler, L. K., & Journell, W. (2016). Do this, not that: Lessons learned for designing effective professional development. Social Education, 80(6), 381-384.
Heafner, T. L., Zimmerman, A., Triplett, N., & Journell, W. (2016). Bridging reading and writing through C3 inquiry. Social Education, 80(6), 343-349.
Carlone, H. B., Benavides, A., Huffling, L. D., Matthews, C. E., Journell, W., & Tomasek, T. (2016). Field ecology: A modest, but imaginable, contestation of neoliberal science education. Mind, Culture, & Activity, 23(3), 199-211. doi.org/10.1080/10749039.2016.1194433
Journell, W. (2015). We still need you! An update on the status of K-12 civic education in the United States. PS: Political Science & Politics, 48(4), 630-634. doi.org/10.1017/S104909651500089X
Journell, W., Beeson, M. W., & Ayers, C. A. (2015). Learning to think politically: Toward more complete disciplinary knowledge in civics and government courses. Theory & Research in Social Education, 43(1), 28-67. doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2014.1001106
Journell, W. (2015). Practical guidelines for creating online courses in K-12 education. In T. L. Heafner, R. Hartshorne, & T. Petty (Eds.), Exploring the effectiveness of online education in K-12 environments (pp. 86-107). IGI Global. Book website
Journell, W. (2015). [Review of the book Tools for teaching social studies by J. Parsons & M. Schroder]. Teachers College Record.
Levy, B. L., Journell, W., He. Y., & Towns, B. (2015). Students blogging about politics: A study of students' political engagement and a teacher's pedagogy during a semester-long political blog assignment. Computers & Education, 88, 64-71. doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2015.04.010
Hewitt, K. K., Journell, W., & Zilonka, R. (2015). What the flip: Impact of flipped instruction on self-regulated learning. International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments, 2(4), 303-325. dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJSMILE.2014.067638
Linton, J. N., & Journell, W. (2015). Meeting the demand for online education: A study of a state-run program designed to train virtual K-12 teachers. In T. L. Heafner, R. Hartshorne, & T. Petty (Eds.), Exploring the effectiveness of online education in K-12 environments (pp. 45-65). IGI Global. Book website
Journell, W. (2014). Teaching politics in the U.S. History classroom. The History Teacher, 48(1), 55-69.
Journell, W. (2014). Analyzing the appropriateness of internet-based school news programs for social studies classrooms: CNN Student News as a case study. The Clearing House, 87(2), 53-58. doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2013.842532
Journell, W., Ayers, C. A., & Beeson, M. W. (2014). Tweeting in the classroom. Phi Delta Kappan, 95(5), 63-67. doi.org/10.1177%2F003172171409500514
Journell, W. (2014). K-12 online learning: The next frontier for social studies education. In W. B. Russell (Ed.), Digital social studies (pp. 21-43). Information Age. Book website
Journell, W., & Gomez, M. (2014). [Review of the book Essentials of middle and secondary social studies by W. B. Russell, S. Waters, & T. N. Turner]. Journal of Social Studies Research, 38(4), 227-228. doi.org/10.1016/j.jssr.2014.01.002
Journell, W., McFadyen, B., Miller, M. S., & Brown, K. K. (2014). K-12 online education: Issues and future research directions. In T. V. Yuzer & G. Eby (Eds.), Handbook of emerging priorities and trends in distance education: Communication, pedagogy, and technology (pp. 385-400). IGI Global. Book website
Beeson, M. W., Journell, W., & Ayers, C. A. (2014). When using technology isn't enough: A comparison of high school civics teachers' TPCK in one-to-one laptop environments. Journal of Social Studies Research, 38(3), 117-128. doi.org/10.1016/j.jssr.2014.03.001
Journell, W. (2013). What preservice social studies teachers (don't) know about politics and current events--and why it matters. Theory & Research in Social Education, 41(3), 316-351. doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2013.812050
Journell, W. (2013). Learning from each other: What social studies can learn from the controversy surrounding the teaching of evolution in science. The Curriculum Journal, 24(4), 494-510. doi.org/10.1080/09585176.2013.801780
Journell, W. (2013). Making every year a presidential election year: Using The West Wing's Santos/Vinick race to simulate election politics. Ohio Social Studies Review, 50(1), 6-16.
Journell, W., Ayers, C. A., & Beeson, M. W. (2013). Joining the conversation: Twitter as a tool for student political engagement. The Educational Forum, 77(4), 466-480. doi.org/10.1080/00131725.2013.822039
Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (2013). Confronting educational politics with preservice teachers: Reactions to Waiting for Superman. Action in Teacher Education, 35(4), 252-271. doi.org/10.1080/01626620.2013.827601
Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (2013). Fostering political understanding using The West Wing: Analyzing the pedagogical benefits of film in high school civics classrooms. Journal of Social Studies Research, 37(2), 67-83. doi.org/10.1016/j.jssr.2013.03.001
Journell, W., & Webb, A. W. (2013). When one-size methods class doesn't fit all: A self-study of teaching traditional and alternative licensure students together. Teacher Education and Practice, 26(1), 9-27.
Journell, W., Beeson, M. W., Crave, J. J., Gomez, M., Linton, J. N., & Taylor, M. O. (2013). Training teachers for virtual classrooms: A description of an experimental course in online pedagogy. In R. Hartshorne, T. L. Heafner, & T. M. Petty (Eds.), Teacher education programs and online learning tools: Innovations in teacher preparation (pp. 120-143). IGI Global. Book website
Dressman, M., Journell, W., Babcock, A., Weatherup, N., & Makhoukh, A. (2013). Toward technology-mediated transcultural education: Learning from a discussion of politics and culture between American and Moroccan students. International Journal of Social Education, 24(2), 169-192.
Journell, W. (2012). Ideological homogeneity, school leadership, and political intolerance in secondary education: A study of three high schools during the 2008 Presidential Election. Journal of School Leadership, 22(3), 569-599. doi.org/10.1177%2F105268461202200306
Journell, W. (2012). Walk, don't run--to online learning. Phi Delta Kappan, 93(7), 46-50. doi.org/10.1177%2F003172171209300711
Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (2012). Rethinking "general audience": A comparison of students' understanding of popular film in high school honors and general-level classes. American Secondary Education, 41(1), 31-51.
Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (2012). Making politics palatable: Using television drama in high school civics and government classes. The Social Studies, 103(1), 1-11. doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2011.571302
Journell, W., May, L. A., Stenhouse, V. L., Meyers, L. E., & Holbrook, T. (2012). Scaffolding classroom discourse in an election year: Keeping a cool mood in a heated season. Social Studies and the Young Learner, 25(1), 6-9.
Rosales, J. K., & Journell, W. (2012). "Socializing economics": Using practical applications to enliven economic theory. Social Studies Research and Practice, 7(1), 51-60.
Dressman, M., Journell, W., & Mann, J. (2012). Teacher education: Qualitative research approaches. In S. Delamont (Ed.), Handbook of qualitative research in education (pp. 181-194). Edward Elgar. Book website
Journell, W. (2011). Teachers' controversial issue decisions related to race, gender, and religion during the 2008 Presidential Election. Theory & Research in Social Education, 39(3), 348-392. doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2011.10473459
Journell, W. (2011). Teaching the 2008 Presidential Election at three demographically diverse schools: An exercise in neoliberal governmentality. Educational Studies: A Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 47(2), 133-159. doi.org/10.1080/00131946.2011.554590
Journell, W. (2011). The disclosure dilemma in action: A qualitative look at the effect of teacher disclosure on classroom instruction. Journal of Social Studies Research, 35(2), 217-244.
Journell, W. (2011). Teaching politics in secondary education: Analyzing instructional methods from the 2008 Presidential Election. The Social Studies, 102(6), 231-241. doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2011.558939
Journell, W. (2011). Social studies, citizenship education, and the search for an American identity: An argument against a unifying narrative. Journal of Thought, 46(3&4), 5-24.
Journell, W. (2011). The challenge of political instruction in a post-9/11 United States. The High School Journal, 95(1), 3-14. doi.org/10.1353/hsj.2011.0018
Journell, W. (2011). Staying civil. Educational Leadership, 68(6). Published online.
Journell, W., & Castro, E. L. (2011). Culturally relevant political education: Using immigration as a catalyst for civic understanding. Multicultural Education, 18(4), 10-17.
Journell, W., & Dressman, M. (2011). Using videoconferences to diversify classrooms electronically. The Clearing House, 84(3), 109-113. doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2010.538757
Wilson, P. H., & Journell, W. (2011). Lies, damn lies, and statistics: Uncovering the truth behind polling data. Social Studies Research and Practice, 6(1), 169-180.
Journell, W. (2010). The influence of high-stakes testing on high school teachers' willingness to incorporate current political events into the curriculum. The High School Journal, 93(3), 111-125. doi.org/10.1353/hsj.0.0048
Journell, W. (2010). Standardizing citizenship: The potential influence of state curriculum standards on the civic development of adolescents. PS: Political Science & Politics, 43(2), 351-358. doi.org/10.1017/S1049096510000272
Journell, W. (2010). Perceptions of e-learning in secondary education: A viable alternative to classroom instruction or a way to bypass engaged learning? Educational Media International, 47(1), 69-81. doi.org/10.1080/09523981003654985
Journell, W. (2010). [Review of the book Teaching what really happened: How to avoid the tyranny of textbooks and get students excited about doing history by J. W. Loewen]. The History Teacher, 43(2), 305-307.
Journell, W. (2009). Using YouTube to teach presidential election propaganda: Twelve representative videos. Social Education, 73, 325-329; 362-363.
Journell, W. (2009). An incomplete history: Representation of American Indians in state social studies standards. Journal of American Indian Education, 48(2), 18-32.
Journell, W. (2009). Setting out the (un)welcome mat: A portrayal of immigration in American history standards. The Social Studies, 100(4), 160-168. doi.org/10.3200/TSSS.100.4.160-168
Journell, W. (2009). Maximizing the potential of computer-based technology in secondary social studies education. Social Studies Research and Practice, 4(1), 55-70.
Journell, W. (2009). [Review of the book Teaching American history in a global context by C. Guarneri & J. Davis (Eds.)]. The History Teacher, 42(4), 516-517.
Journell, W. (2009). [Review of the book This happened in America: Harold Rugg and the censure of social studies by R. W. Evans]. The History Teacher, 42(3), 371-373.
Journell, W. (2008). Facilitating historical discussions using asynchronous communication: The role of the teacher. Theory & Research in Social Education, 36(4), 317-355. doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2008.10473379
Journell, W. (2008). When oppression and liberation are the online choices: The representation of African-Americans within state social studies standards. Journal of Social Studies Research, 32(1), 40-50.
Journell, W. (2007). Dewey and standardization: A philosophical look at the implications for social studies. Social Studies Research and Practice, 2(3), 301-315.
Journell, W. (2007). The inequities of the digital divide: Is e-learning a solution? E-Learning, 4(2), 138-149. doi.org/10.2304/elea.2007.4.2.138
Journell, W. (in press). Tackling Trump: Contemporary politics and the creation of official knowledge. The Social Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2024.2361450
Journell, W. (2024). Schools as apparatuses of security: Governmentality and true power. In B. A. Varga & E. C. Adams (Eds.), The theory-story reader for social studies (pp. 93-98). Teachers College Press. Book website
Journell, W. (2025). Civic education for democratic citizens. In L. Nucci, T. Krettenauer, & W. C. Thompson (Eds.), Handbook of moral and character education (3rd ed., pp. 287-303). Routledge. Book website
Journell, W. (2024). Psychosocial processes and human desire: An inconvenient truth about online misinformation. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 56(1), 25-39. doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2023.2264962
Journell, W., & Halvorsen, A.-L. (2024). Social studies education. In P. A. Schutz & K. R. Muis (Eds.), Handbook of educational psychology (4th ed., pp. 509-530). Routledge. Book website
Journell, W. (2024). Villainification, heroification, and political polarization: Implications for thinking politically about U.S. politics. In C. van Kessel & K. Edmondson (Eds.), Teaching villainification in social studies: Pedagogies to deepen understanding of social evils (pp. 13-27). Teachers College Press. Book website
Journell, W. (2023). Beyond just techniques: Toward deliberation facilitation that minimizes harm. A response to “Deliberative facilitation in the classroom: The interplay of facilitative technique and design to make space for democracy.” Democracy & Education, 31(2), 1-6. https://democracyeducationjournal.org/home/vol31/iss2/3/
Hughes, R. E., & Journell, W. (2023). Facilitating a controversial issues discussion in elementary school about using Indigenous sports mascots. The Social Studies, 114(5), 223-240. https://doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2023.2171352
Journell, W. (2023). Foreword. In J. L. Endacott & M. Kopish, The language of social studies education: An expanded glossary of key terms and concepts. Brill. Book website
Journell, W. (2022). [Review of the book, The anatomy of fake news: A critical news literacy education by N. Higdon]. California History, 99(3), 74-77.
Hilburn, J., Buchanan, L. B., & Journell, W. (2022). Positioning documentaries as vehicles for developing preservice teachers' analytic skills. Journal of Social Studies Research, 46(3), 237-248. doi.org/10.1016/j.jssr.2021.09.001
Journell, W. (2022). Classroom controversy in the midst of political polarization: The essential role of school administrators. NASSP Bulletin, 106(2), 133-153. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F01926365221100589
Journell, W. (2022). A hill made of sand: COVID-19 and the myth of American exceptionalism. In W. Journell (Ed.), Post-pandemic social studies: How COVID-19 has changed the world and how we teach (pp. 1-12). Teachers College Press. Book website
Journell, W. (2022). Introduction. In W. Journell (Ed.), Post-pandemic social studies: How COVID-19 has changed the world and how we teach (pp. 111-124). Teachers College Press. Book website
Journell, W. (2021). The research that leads to classroom practice: Theory & Research in Social Education. Social Education, 85(6), 340-341.
Hilburn, J., Buchanan, L. B., & Journell, W. (2021). Discourses of immigration and the mediating influence of documentary films. Action in Teacher Education, 43(4), 513-530. doi.org/10.1080/01626620.2021.1883151
Journell, W. (2021). The subjectivity of openness: Framing social issues in K-12 education. In R. Evans (Ed.), Handbook on teaching social issues (2nd ed., pp. 25-35). Information Age. Book website
Journell, W. (2021). Taking a reasoned stance against misinformation. Phi Delta Kappan, 102(5), 12-17. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0031721721992559
Journell, W. (2021). Exacerbating existing divides: Fake news, desire, and partisanship. In T. L. Heafner, L. K. Handler, & T. C. Rock (Eds.), The divide within: Intersections of realities, facts, theories, and practices (pp. 1-24). Information Age. Book website
Journell, W. (2020). Teaching about the 2020 Presidential Election. Social Education, 84(5), 267-271.
Journell, W. (2020). Controversial decisions within teaching controversial issues. Annals of Social Studies Education Research for Teachers, 1(1), 5-9.
Journell, W. (2020). Q & A with Wayne Journell on "Controversial decisions within teaching controversial issues." Annals of Social Studies Education Research for Teachers, 1(1), 10-15.
Dressman, M., Journell, W., & Mann, J. (2020). Teacher education. In M. R. M. Ward & S. Delamont (Eds.), Handbook of qualitative research in education (2nd ed., pp. 151-165). Edward Elgar. Book website
Buchanan, L. B., Hilburn, J., Ward, C., & Journell, W. (2020). Examining internal displacement through the Rohingya crisis. The Clearing House, 93(3), 147-156. doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2019.1709404
Journell, W. (2020). [Review of the book, Democratic discord in schools: Cases and commentaries in educational ethics by M. Levinson & J. Fay (Eds.)]. Citizenship Teaching and Learning, 15(1), 123-124.
Journell, W. (2020). Vice, On the Basis of Sex, and the liberal imagination: Villainification and heroification in popular political film. Educational Studies: A Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 56(1), 66-82. doi.org/10.1080/00131946.2019.1692021
Journell, W. (2019). From the editor. Theory & Research in Social Education, 47(4), 471. doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2019.1688084
Caffrey, G., & Journell, W. (2019). Humanizing disciplinary civic education at the elementary level: An exploration of immigration and the humanitarian crisis at the U.S./Mexico border. Oregon Journal of the Social Studies, 7(2), 26-54.
Journell, W. (2019, September 22). Professors, are you hiding your politics? Bad idea. Chronicle of Higher Education. Available here (with subscription to the Chronicle)
Hilburn, J., Buchanan, L. B., & Journell, W. (2019). Teaching DACA with documentary film. Social Studies Journal, 39(1), 61-70.
Journell, W. (2019). Introduction: Fake news and the imperative of civic education. In W. Journell (Ed.), Unpacking fake news: An educator's guide to navigating the media with students (pp. 1-14). Teachers College Press. Book website
Journell, W., & Clark, C. H. (2019). Political memes and the limits of media literacy. In W. Journell (Ed.), Unpacking fake news: An educator's guide to navigating the media with students (pp. 109-125). Teachers College Press. Book website
Payne, K. A., & Journell, W. (2019). "We have those kinds of conversations here...": Addressing contentious politics with elementary students. Teaching and Teacher Education, 79, 73-82. doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2018.12.008
Journell, W., & Schouweiler, D. (2019). Moving K-12 coursework online: Considerations and strategies. In T. L. Heafner, R. Hartshorne, & R. Thripp (Eds.), Handbook of research on emerging practices and methods for K-12 online and blended learning (pp. 477-499). IGI Global. Book website
Linton, J. N., & Journell, W. (2019). Taking responsibility for the future: A case study of a state-run program to train K-12 online teachers. In T. L. Heafner, R. Hartshorne, & R. Thripp (Eds.), Handbook of research on emerging practices and methods for K-12 online and blended learning (pp. 292-313). IGI Global. Book website
Journell, W. (2018). Should marriage equality be taught as controversial post-Obergefell v Hodges? Teachers College Record, 120(8), 1-28.
Journell, W. (2018). Teacher identity and political instruction. In P. Schutz, J. Y. Hong, & D. Cross Francis (Eds.), Research on teacher identity: Mapping challenges and innovations (pp. 169-179). Springer. Book website
Journell, W. (2018). Terrorism. In D. G. Krutka, A. M. Whitlock, & M. Helmsing (Eds.), Keywords in the social studies: Concepts and conversations (pp. 217-229). Peter Lang. Book website
Journell, W. (2018). Civic education in a post-truth society: Combating "fake news" and "alternative facts". In J. Clabough & T. Lintner (Eds.), No reluctant citizens: Teaching civics in K-12 classrooms (pp. 113-129). Information Age. Book website
Journell, W., Friedman, A. M., Thacker, E. S., & Fitchett, P. G. (2018). Getting inquiry design just right. Social Education, 82(4), 202-205.
Thacker, E. S., Lee, J. K., Fitchett, P. G., & Journell, W. (2018). Secondary social studies teachers' experiences planning and implementing inquiry using the inquiry design model. The Clearing House, 91(4-5), 193-200. doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2018.1490129
Thacker, E. S., Friedman, A. M., Fitchett, P. G., Journell, W., & Lee, J. K. (2018). Exploring how an elementary teacher plans and implements social studies inquiry. The Social Studies, 109(2), 85-100. doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2018.1451983
He, Y., Journell, W., & Faircloth, J. (2018). Preparing teachers for English learners: Integrating academic language and community service projects. The Social Studies, 109(1), 13-26. doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2017.1403874
Schunk, D. H., Journell, W., Alford, A., Watson, J., & Belter, M. (2018). Self-regulation in the social studies classroom. In M. K. DiBenedetto (Ed.), Connecting self-regulated learning and performance with instruction across high school content areas (pp. 89-124). Springer. Book website
Journell, W. (2017). Framing controversial identity issues in schools: The case of HB2, bathroom equity, and transgender students. Equity & Excellence in Education, 50(4), 339-354. doi.org/10.1080/10665684.2017.1393640
Journell, W. (2017) Politically conservative preservice teachers and the spiral of silence: Implications for teacher education. Teacher Education Quarterly, 44(2), 105-129.
Journell, W. (2017). Ahead of the curve or maintaining the status quo? Examining the social impact of sports on American society. Social Education, 84, 250-253.
Journell, W. (2017). Fake news, alternative facts, and Trump: Teaching social studies in a post-truth era. Social Studies Journal, 37(1), 8-21.
Journell, W. (2017). From the editor. Theory & Research in Social Education, 45(1), 1-6. doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2016.1272328
Journell, W. (2017). Using film to contextualize simulations: A mock trial example. In W. B. Russell & S. Waters (Ed.), Cinematic social studies: A resource for teaching and learning social studies with film (pp. 385-404). Information Age. Book website
Journell, W., Levy, B. L. M., & Hartwick, J. M. M. (2017). Helping students address the elephant in democracy's room: An interactive approach to teaching about campaign finance. In C. Wright-Maley & T. Davis (Eds.), Teaching for democracy in an age of economic disparity (pp. 95-110). Routledge. Book website
Gomez, M., & Journell, W. (2017). Professionality, preservice teachers, and Twitter. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 25, 377-412.
Journell, W. (2016). Teacher political disclosure as parrhesia. Teachers College Record, 118(5), 1-36.
Journell, W. (2016). Making a case for teacher political disclosure. Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 31(1), 100-111.
Journell, W. (2016). Introduction: Teaching social issues in the social studies classroom. In W. Journell (Ed.), Teaching social studies in an era of divisiveness: The challenges of discussing social issues in a non-partisan way (pp. 1-12). Rowman & Littlefield. Book website
Journell, W. (2016). September 11, 2001: The day that changed the world . . . but not the curriculum. In W. Journell (Ed.), Reassessing the social studies curriculum: Promoting critical civic engagement in a politically polarized, post-9/11 world (pp. xix-xxiii). Rowman & Littlefield. Book website
Journell, W., & Tolbert, L. C. (2016). Working together, not sharing the burden: A collaborative approach to developing pedagogical content knowledge with secondary social studies preservice teachers. In A. R. Crowe & A. Cuenca (Eds.), Rethinking social studies teacher education for twenty-first century citizenship (pp. 123-142). Springer. Book website
Hilburn, J., Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (2016). A content analysis of immigration in traditional, new, and non-gateway state standards for U.S. History and Civics. The High School Journal, 99(3), 234-251. doi.org/10.1353/hsj.2016.0008
Heafner, T. L., Handler, L. K., & Journell, W. (2016). Do this, not that: Lessons learned for designing effective professional development. Social Education, 80(6), 381-384.
Heafner, T. L., Zimmerman, A., Triplett, N., & Journell, W. (2016). Bridging reading and writing through C3 inquiry. Social Education, 80(6), 343-349.
Carlone, H. B., Benavides, A., Huffling, L. D., Matthews, C. E., Journell, W., & Tomasek, T. (2016). Field ecology: A modest, but imaginable, contestation of neoliberal science education. Mind, Culture, & Activity, 23(3), 199-211. doi.org/10.1080/10749039.2016.1194433
Journell, W. (2015). We still need you! An update on the status of K-12 civic education in the United States. PS: Political Science & Politics, 48(4), 630-634. doi.org/10.1017/S104909651500089X
Journell, W., Beeson, M. W., & Ayers, C. A. (2015). Learning to think politically: Toward more complete disciplinary knowledge in civics and government courses. Theory & Research in Social Education, 43(1), 28-67. doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2014.1001106
Journell, W. (2015). Practical guidelines for creating online courses in K-12 education. In T. L. Heafner, R. Hartshorne, & T. Petty (Eds.), Exploring the effectiveness of online education in K-12 environments (pp. 86-107). IGI Global. Book website
Journell, W. (2015). [Review of the book Tools for teaching social studies by J. Parsons & M. Schroder]. Teachers College Record.
Levy, B. L., Journell, W., He. Y., & Towns, B. (2015). Students blogging about politics: A study of students' political engagement and a teacher's pedagogy during a semester-long political blog assignment. Computers & Education, 88, 64-71. doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2015.04.010
Hewitt, K. K., Journell, W., & Zilonka, R. (2015). What the flip: Impact of flipped instruction on self-regulated learning. International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments, 2(4), 303-325. dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJSMILE.2014.067638
Linton, J. N., & Journell, W. (2015). Meeting the demand for online education: A study of a state-run program designed to train virtual K-12 teachers. In T. L. Heafner, R. Hartshorne, & T. Petty (Eds.), Exploring the effectiveness of online education in K-12 environments (pp. 45-65). IGI Global. Book website
Journell, W. (2014). Teaching politics in the U.S. History classroom. The History Teacher, 48(1), 55-69.
Journell, W. (2014). Analyzing the appropriateness of internet-based school news programs for social studies classrooms: CNN Student News as a case study. The Clearing House, 87(2), 53-58. doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2013.842532
Journell, W., Ayers, C. A., & Beeson, M. W. (2014). Tweeting in the classroom. Phi Delta Kappan, 95(5), 63-67. doi.org/10.1177%2F003172171409500514
Journell, W. (2014). K-12 online learning: The next frontier for social studies education. In W. B. Russell (Ed.), Digital social studies (pp. 21-43). Information Age. Book website
Journell, W., & Gomez, M. (2014). [Review of the book Essentials of middle and secondary social studies by W. B. Russell, S. Waters, & T. N. Turner]. Journal of Social Studies Research, 38(4), 227-228. doi.org/10.1016/j.jssr.2014.01.002
Journell, W., McFadyen, B., Miller, M. S., & Brown, K. K. (2014). K-12 online education: Issues and future research directions. In T. V. Yuzer & G. Eby (Eds.), Handbook of emerging priorities and trends in distance education: Communication, pedagogy, and technology (pp. 385-400). IGI Global. Book website
Beeson, M. W., Journell, W., & Ayers, C. A. (2014). When using technology isn't enough: A comparison of high school civics teachers' TPCK in one-to-one laptop environments. Journal of Social Studies Research, 38(3), 117-128. doi.org/10.1016/j.jssr.2014.03.001
Journell, W. (2013). What preservice social studies teachers (don't) know about politics and current events--and why it matters. Theory & Research in Social Education, 41(3), 316-351. doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2013.812050
Journell, W. (2013). Learning from each other: What social studies can learn from the controversy surrounding the teaching of evolution in science. The Curriculum Journal, 24(4), 494-510. doi.org/10.1080/09585176.2013.801780
Journell, W. (2013). Making every year a presidential election year: Using The West Wing's Santos/Vinick race to simulate election politics. Ohio Social Studies Review, 50(1), 6-16.
Journell, W., Ayers, C. A., & Beeson, M. W. (2013). Joining the conversation: Twitter as a tool for student political engagement. The Educational Forum, 77(4), 466-480. doi.org/10.1080/00131725.2013.822039
Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (2013). Confronting educational politics with preservice teachers: Reactions to Waiting for Superman. Action in Teacher Education, 35(4), 252-271. doi.org/10.1080/01626620.2013.827601
Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (2013). Fostering political understanding using The West Wing: Analyzing the pedagogical benefits of film in high school civics classrooms. Journal of Social Studies Research, 37(2), 67-83. doi.org/10.1016/j.jssr.2013.03.001
Journell, W., & Webb, A. W. (2013). When one-size methods class doesn't fit all: A self-study of teaching traditional and alternative licensure students together. Teacher Education and Practice, 26(1), 9-27.
Journell, W., Beeson, M. W., Crave, J. J., Gomez, M., Linton, J. N., & Taylor, M. O. (2013). Training teachers for virtual classrooms: A description of an experimental course in online pedagogy. In R. Hartshorne, T. L. Heafner, & T. M. Petty (Eds.), Teacher education programs and online learning tools: Innovations in teacher preparation (pp. 120-143). IGI Global. Book website
Dressman, M., Journell, W., Babcock, A., Weatherup, N., & Makhoukh, A. (2013). Toward technology-mediated transcultural education: Learning from a discussion of politics and culture between American and Moroccan students. International Journal of Social Education, 24(2), 169-192.
Journell, W. (2012). Ideological homogeneity, school leadership, and political intolerance in secondary education: A study of three high schools during the 2008 Presidential Election. Journal of School Leadership, 22(3), 569-599. doi.org/10.1177%2F105268461202200306
Journell, W. (2012). Walk, don't run--to online learning. Phi Delta Kappan, 93(7), 46-50. doi.org/10.1177%2F003172171209300711
Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (2012). Rethinking "general audience": A comparison of students' understanding of popular film in high school honors and general-level classes. American Secondary Education, 41(1), 31-51.
Journell, W., & Buchanan, L. B. (2012). Making politics palatable: Using television drama in high school civics and government classes. The Social Studies, 103(1), 1-11. doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2011.571302
Journell, W., May, L. A., Stenhouse, V. L., Meyers, L. E., & Holbrook, T. (2012). Scaffolding classroom discourse in an election year: Keeping a cool mood in a heated season. Social Studies and the Young Learner, 25(1), 6-9.
Rosales, J. K., & Journell, W. (2012). "Socializing economics": Using practical applications to enliven economic theory. Social Studies Research and Practice, 7(1), 51-60.
Dressman, M., Journell, W., & Mann, J. (2012). Teacher education: Qualitative research approaches. In S. Delamont (Ed.), Handbook of qualitative research in education (pp. 181-194). Edward Elgar. Book website
Journell, W. (2011). Teachers' controversial issue decisions related to race, gender, and religion during the 2008 Presidential Election. Theory & Research in Social Education, 39(3), 348-392. doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2011.10473459
Journell, W. (2011). Teaching the 2008 Presidential Election at three demographically diverse schools: An exercise in neoliberal governmentality. Educational Studies: A Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 47(2), 133-159. doi.org/10.1080/00131946.2011.554590
Journell, W. (2011). The disclosure dilemma in action: A qualitative look at the effect of teacher disclosure on classroom instruction. Journal of Social Studies Research, 35(2), 217-244.
Journell, W. (2011). Teaching politics in secondary education: Analyzing instructional methods from the 2008 Presidential Election. The Social Studies, 102(6), 231-241. doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2011.558939
Journell, W. (2011). Social studies, citizenship education, and the search for an American identity: An argument against a unifying narrative. Journal of Thought, 46(3&4), 5-24.
Journell, W. (2011). The challenge of political instruction in a post-9/11 United States. The High School Journal, 95(1), 3-14. doi.org/10.1353/hsj.2011.0018
Journell, W. (2011). Staying civil. Educational Leadership, 68(6). Published online.
Journell, W., & Castro, E. L. (2011). Culturally relevant political education: Using immigration as a catalyst for civic understanding. Multicultural Education, 18(4), 10-17.
Journell, W., & Dressman, M. (2011). Using videoconferences to diversify classrooms electronically. The Clearing House, 84(3), 109-113. doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2010.538757
Wilson, P. H., & Journell, W. (2011). Lies, damn lies, and statistics: Uncovering the truth behind polling data. Social Studies Research and Practice, 6(1), 169-180.
Journell, W. (2010). The influence of high-stakes testing on high school teachers' willingness to incorporate current political events into the curriculum. The High School Journal, 93(3), 111-125. doi.org/10.1353/hsj.0.0048
Journell, W. (2010). Standardizing citizenship: The potential influence of state curriculum standards on the civic development of adolescents. PS: Political Science & Politics, 43(2), 351-358. doi.org/10.1017/S1049096510000272
Journell, W. (2010). Perceptions of e-learning in secondary education: A viable alternative to classroom instruction or a way to bypass engaged learning? Educational Media International, 47(1), 69-81. doi.org/10.1080/09523981003654985
Journell, W. (2010). [Review of the book Teaching what really happened: How to avoid the tyranny of textbooks and get students excited about doing history by J. W. Loewen]. The History Teacher, 43(2), 305-307.
Journell, W. (2009). Using YouTube to teach presidential election propaganda: Twelve representative videos. Social Education, 73, 325-329; 362-363.
Journell, W. (2009). An incomplete history: Representation of American Indians in state social studies standards. Journal of American Indian Education, 48(2), 18-32.
Journell, W. (2009). Setting out the (un)welcome mat: A portrayal of immigration in American history standards. The Social Studies, 100(4), 160-168. doi.org/10.3200/TSSS.100.4.160-168
Journell, W. (2009). Maximizing the potential of computer-based technology in secondary social studies education. Social Studies Research and Practice, 4(1), 55-70.
Journell, W. (2009). [Review of the book Teaching American history in a global context by C. Guarneri & J. Davis (Eds.)]. The History Teacher, 42(4), 516-517.
Journell, W. (2009). [Review of the book This happened in America: Harold Rugg and the censure of social studies by R. W. Evans]. The History Teacher, 42(3), 371-373.
Journell, W. (2008). Facilitating historical discussions using asynchronous communication: The role of the teacher. Theory & Research in Social Education, 36(4), 317-355. doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2008.10473379
Journell, W. (2008). When oppression and liberation are the online choices: The representation of African-Americans within state social studies standards. Journal of Social Studies Research, 32(1), 40-50.
Journell, W. (2007). Dewey and standardization: A philosophical look at the implications for social studies. Social Studies Research and Practice, 2(3), 301-315.
Journell, W. (2007). The inequities of the digital divide: Is e-learning a solution? E-Learning, 4(2), 138-149. doi.org/10.2304/elea.2007.4.2.138