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ERIC Number: EJ316043
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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A Social Studies Imperative.
Engle, Shirley H.
Social Education, v49 n4 p264-65 Apr 1985
Despite all the technology at educators' disposal, the field of social studies is more uncertain of its goals and more intellectually confused than ever before. The failure to deal in a rigorous and uncluttered way with current social problems is one of the most unconscionable defects in the social studies today. (RM)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Problems, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Associations, Social Problems, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: National Council for the Social Studies