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ERIC Number: EJ498333
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0093-3104
Contemporary Social Education Literature: An Essay Review.
Nelson, Jack L.
Theory and Research in Social Education, v22 n4 p461-81 Fall 1994
Describes the liberal-progressive roots of social studies education. Reports on a review of professional literature since the 1950s and argues that calls for school reform in the 1950s and 1980s were grounded in conservative thinking. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Publishing, Higher Education, History, Politics of Education, Professional Associations, Publications, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Sociocultural Patterns, Socioeconomic Influences
Publication Type: Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: American Historical Association; National Council for the Social Studies; Professional Journals