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ERIC Number: EJ517062
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-0300
Thematically Organized Social Studies: A Solution to the Primary Education Dilemma. Pull-Out Feature.
Nickell, Pat
Social Studies and the Young Learner, v8 n1 p1-8 Sep-Oct 1995
Maintains that the multiage primary school approach is rapidly gaining advocates across the nation. Asserts that the thematic approach used in the National Council for the Social Studies national standards provides a structure for this curriculum schema. Discusses teachers' concerns about curriculum change and strengths of the nongraded primary approach. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, Fundamental Concepts, National Programs, National Standards, Nongraded Instructional Grouping, Primary Education, Professional Associations, Social Studies, Textbooks, Thematic Approach
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Kentucky; National Council for the Social Studies