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ERIC Number: EJ386374
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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The Societal-Problems Approach and the Teaching of History.
Evans, Ronald W.
Social Education, v53 n1 p50-52 Jan 1989
Addresses the problems of the U.S. history course structure from two vantage points: (1) agreement with instructional goals; and (2) agreement between current issues and the content of the established curriculum. Outlines an approach for structuring historical content around current problems and issues. Suggests several curricular models for an issue centered approach. (LS)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Organization, Current Events, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Instructional Improvement, Relevance (Education), Social History, Social Problems, Social Studies, United States History, World History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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