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ERIC Number: EJ300607
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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Reply to Thornton, "Social Studies Misunderstood."
Egan, Kieran
Theory and Research in Social Education, v12 n2 p65-76 Sum 1984
In this ongoing debate, Egan still maintains that because social studies is based on incorrect theories of child learning and aims to socialize and because the idea of social studies is confusing, the discipline should be allowed to die. (RM)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Intellectual Disciplines, Learning Theories, Social Studies, Socialization
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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