THIS REVIEW OF RESEARCH IN SOCIAL STUDIES SUMMARIZES THE MAJOR FINDINGS REPORTED IN THE LITERATURE DURING THE PERIOD 1959-1963. THE RESEARCH DESCRIBED IS PRESENTED UNDER SEVEN DIFFERENT HEADINGS--(1) OBJECTIVES, (2) CURRICULUM, (3) TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, (4) TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, (5) CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES, (6) TEXTBOOKS AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS, AND (7) SOCIAL STUDIES IN OTHER LANDS. WHERE APPROPRIATE, GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE HAVE BEEN POINTED OUT AND THE REPORTED FINDINGS HAVE BEEN APPRAISED IN TERMS OF SOUNDNESS OF RESEARCH DESIGN, EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE, OR THE THEORETICAL ASSUMPTIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION. MOREOVER, WHEN FEASIBLE, THE PRACTICAL RELEVANCE OF THE RESEARCH FINDINGS TO THE TASK OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES PRACTITIONER HAS BEEN INDICATED. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR $1.25 FROM THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE, BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA. (PD)