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ERIC Number: EJ335109
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Status of Social Studies: The Mid-1980s.
Morrissett, Irving
Social Education, v50 n4 p303-10 Apr-May 1986
Presents the results of two surveys, undertaken in 1984 and 1985, which were designed to assess the status of social studies in the United States. Results show a great diversity of practices along with varying degrees of state power and influence over the local curriculum. (JDH)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Professional Autonomy, Social Sciences, Social Studies, State Legislation, State Norms, State Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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