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ERIC Number: EJ495589
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0093-3104
Preservice Teachers in Secondary Social Studies: Examining Conceptions and Practices.
Wilson, Elizabeth K.; And Others
Theory and Research in Social Education, v22 n3 p364-79 Sum 1994
Reports on a study of 11 preservice teachers' beliefs and practices about secondary social studies education. Finds that the preservice teachers held positive conceptions about social studies, stressing active learning techniques and knowledge construction. (ACM)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Conditions, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Conceptions of Social Studies Inventory