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ERIC Number: EJ325859
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Research on Student Attitude Toward Social Studies.
Shaughnessy, Joan M.; Haladyna, Thomas M.
Social Education, v49 n8 p692-95 Nov-Dec 1985
Research shows that most students in the United States, at all grade levels, find social studies to be one of the least interesting, most irrelevant subjects in the school curriculum. Few studies have been done to explore the potential causes of these negative attitudes toward social studies. (RM)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Student Reaction, Teacher Role, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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