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ERIC Number: EJ391320
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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The Expanding Environments and Elementary Education: A Critical Perspective.
Akenson, James E.
Theory and Research in Social Education, v27 n1 p33-52 Win 1989
Examines shortcomings of the predominant elementary social studies curriculum approach, expanding environments. Analyzes a fourth-grade text to illustrate the ways that materials reinforce this approach. Suggests that freeing the curriculum from the developmental theory of expanding environments would foster a variety of organizational patterns throughout the curriculum. (KO)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Program Evaluation, Relevance (Education), Social Studies, Textbook Preparation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Critical Analysis; Expanding Environment