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ERIC Number: EJ208592
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Oct
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The Status of the Social Studies: The Publishers' Perspective.
Schneider, Donald O.; Van Sickle, Ronald L.
Social Education, v43 n6 p461-65 Oct 1979
Describes a survey measuring 27 publishers' ratings of types of social studies instructional materials, topics, orientations, and factors important to textbook selection. Findings show retrenchment of traditional curriculum and instruction, some growth toward psychology, sociology, and economics, and domination by hardcover text. (CK)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Content Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Social Studies, Surveys, Teaching Methods, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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