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ERIC Number: EJ357436
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Stories, Teaching, and the Social Studies Curriculum.
Common, Dianne L.
Theory and Research in Social Education, v15 n1 p33-44 Win 1987
States that the proper end for social studies is understanding, and that stories, because of their form and substance, can provide the conditions necessary for understanding in social studies. Stories are judged educationally worthwhile for psychological, pedagogical, and curricular reasons. (Author/JDH)
Descriptors: Books, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Short Stories, Social Studies, Tales, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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