Publications

My work has been published in both academic sources and practitioner publications including Theory and Research in Social Education, The Social Studies, Journal of Curriculum Studies, Journal of Teacher Education, and Social Studies and the Young Learner.

Journal Articles (Referred)

Allen, A., Stewart, C., & Engelhardt, M. (in press). “Nothing compares to actually listening… ”: Experiences with sacrificial listening and place-based education. Social Studies Research and Practice. 

Allen, A., Engelhardt, M., & Stewart, C. (in press). Listening as a virtue? Building a bridge to understanding through sacrificial listening. Curriculum Teaching and Dialogue.

Allen, A. (2024). Included, but How? A Critical Investigation into Elementary Social Studies Standards about Religion. Theory & Research in Social Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/00933104.2024.2320632   

Allen, A., Hicks, D., and Williams, T. O. (2024). A Portrait of Rural Social Studies Teachers (and their students): Demographics and Implications for Professional Development. Annals of Social Studies Education Research for Teachers, 5(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.29173/assert63   

Allen, A. (2023). More than Hanukkah and the Holocaust: Teaching About Judaism in Elementary School. Social Studies and the Young Learner, 36(2), 12–17.

Allen, A., Engelhardt, M., & Stewart, C. (2023). Pre-service teachers’ understanding of sacrificial listening as a pedagogical framework. Journal of Curriculum Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220272.2023.2271545   

Brugar, K.A., Allen, A., Roberts, K. L., Ratcliff, K., & Capps, C.  (2023). Preparing the Expert Novice: Preservice Teacher Thinking and Efficacy in Inquiry Design. Journal of Teacher Education, 74(5), 495–507. https://doi.org/10.1177/00224871231202956    

Allen, A.  (2023). “We don’t know enough about it”: Student Perceptions of Judaism as a Race, Religion, or Ethnicity. The Social Studies, 114(6), 297-311. https://doi.org/10.1080/00377996.2023.2204063  

Allen, A. (2019). Where are the women? A continuing controversy. Social Studies and the Young Learner, 31(3), 19-23. 

Allen, A. (2018). Teach like Socrates: Encouraging critical thinking in elementary social studies. Social Studies and the Young Learner, 31(1), 4-9.

Books 

Allen, A., Kavanagh, A.M., & Ni Cassaithe, C. (Eds.) (2024). Beyond single stories: Changing narratives for a changing world.  Information Age Publishing.

Book Chapters (Referred) 

Allen, A. (2024). Historical narratives and place-based education as a catalyst for social change. In Allen, A., Kavanagh, A.M., & Ni Cassaithe, C. Beyond single stories: Changing narratives for a changing world.  Information Age Publishing. 

Allen, A., Kavanagh, A.M., & Ni Cassaithe, C. (2024). Disrupting single narratives through the power of story. In Allen, A., Kavanagh, A.M., & Ni Cassaithe, C. Beyond single stories: Changing narratives for a changing world.  Information Age Publishing. 

Allen, A. (2023). A critical examination of Lewis and Clark’s expedition to the west. In A. Whitlock (Ed.), Hollywood or History? An Inquiry-Based Strategy for Using The Simpsons to Teach Social Studies. Information Age Publishing.

Allen, A. (2021). Communicating conclusions and taking informed action. In K. Brugar & K. Roberts (Eds.), Real Classrooms, Real Teachers: The C3 Inquiry in Practice. Information Age Publishing.

Allen, A. (2021). Bridging the gap: One school’s attempt to build community through service learning.  In T. Heafner, T. Rock, & L. Handler (Eds.), The Divide Within: Intersections of Realities, Facts, Theories, and Practices. Information Age Publishing.

Reviews

Al Dirani, H., & Allen, A. (2024). Linking place-based social studies education and critical place inquiry in the quest for social change. Theory & Research in Social Education.