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ERIC Number: EJ357435
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Social Studies in World War One: A Period of Transition.
Mehaffy, George L.
Theory and Research in Social Education, v15 n1 p23-32 Win 1987
States that World War I served as a catalyst for rapid change in the teaching of history, geography, and current events. Indicators of change were found in professional journals such as THE HISTORY TEACHER'S MAGAZINE. Concludes that post-World War I social studies was more like our current curriculum than that which existed prior to the War. (Author/JDH)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography Instruction, History Instruction, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: World War I