This collective case study examined how three educators (a high school social studies teacher, a university social studies teacher educator, and minister teaching an adult population) used a multimedia based curriculum guide, "Teaching the Levees", to teach about climate change to examine public priorities in relation to the environment.…

In this research study, we undertook a content analysis of thirteen economics and business textbooks, which were examined for their coverage of the social economy, which encompasses a range of nonprofit and social enterprise organizations that put "people before profits." The goal was to understand the ways that these textbooks represent official…

Examines why secondary pre-service students choose to major in social studies education, using a survey of pre-service teachers from Ball State University (Indiana), Kansas State University, and the University of Northern Iowa. Indicates that advanced pre-service teachers are interested in the content and attracted by the importance of the…

Examines whether a two week course on the changing role of American women would be effective in changing the attitudes of ninth grade students towards women. Findings indicate that a short course of this nature is ineffective in changing attitudes. For journal availability, see SO 505 397. (Author/DB)

Describes an experiment testing attitude changes resulting from learning race and ethnic concepts in a sociology class. An attitudinal survey was given to 75 twelfth graders in a Chicago Catholic high school before and after their participation in the course. Positive change was significant for those taking the unit using racial and ethnic…

Defines experience and explores its relation to education. Describes the results of a survey of high school students' community and intercultural experiences and discusses the implications of both for social science education. (Author/CK)

Describes a survey measuring sex differences in students' interest in five social studies discipline areas given to 2,092 high school seniors in Georgia. More boys selected history as most liked and psychology/sociology as least liked, while more girls selected psychology/sociology as most liked. (Author/CK)

Two high school American history classes were involved in a study which examined the effect of (1) method of instruction and (2) gender of student on knowledge about and attitude toward course work. Journal available from Department of Social Science Education, 104 Dudley Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602. (AV)

The effect of frequency of news about a foreign country on high school students' perception of its size and population was examined. Statistical analysis of survey results showed that the news media does distort students' perceptions of size of political units. For journal availability, see SO 506 245. (Author/AV)

Describes the use of "ideal-typical-historical" concepts in teaching history. Such concepts are abstract exaggerations which help develop an understanding of reality. Explains how the ideal-typical-historical approach uses a method of comparison to explain unique features of historical events. For journal availability, see SO 506 245. (Author/AV)

Discusses a study to compare effects of two teaching techniques (lecture-discussion and performance-based) on attitude and knowledge level of students in two 11th grade American history classes. Findings indicate that a combination of the two methods of instruction is the best approach to teaching. (Author/DB)

Discusses a survey to investigate discrepancies between high school social studies teachers' knowledge of and attitudes toward test item-types such as true-false, multiple-choice, and essay. Findings indicate that teacher perceptions of the relationship between item-type and cognitive skill assessed are incongruent with the perceptions of authors…

The purpose of this study was to test the validity of the Fry Readability Graph on an eighth grade social studies textbook. It was found to be a valid measure by using an achievement test, and by comparing between groups of students who should and should not have comprehended the test. For journal availability, see SO 505 690. (Author/JR)

A study examined the general attitudes toward geography held by junior high, high school, and undergraduate student teachers. The variables included education level, gender, and students' individual conceptualizations of geography as possible influences on attitude. For journal availability, see SO 505 690. (Author/JR)

Three methods of teaching place knowledge were examined with high school geography students. Using a traditional textbook map, an outline map with spelling of place names not memorized, and an outline map with spelling of place names memorized, it was found that none of the treatments were satisfactory in helping students to learn maps. For…