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ERIC Number: EJ346268
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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An Alternative to Abandoning the Social Studies.
MacIsaac, Teresa
Theory and Research in Social Education, v14 n4 p307-24 Fall 1986
Reviews articles defining the social studies. States that social studies lacks integrity as a separate field in its own right due to its broad aims. Proposes that the social sciences be used to provide constraints on the aims of social studies. Provides examples of aims limited by scholarly parameters for selected social sciences. (JDH)
Descriptors: Curriculum Problems, Definitions, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Higher Education, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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