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ERIC Number: EJ427734
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Unkept Promises and New Opportunities: Social Studies Education and the New World Order.
Risinger, C. Frederick
Social Education, v55 n2 p138-41 Feb 1991
Presents the presidential address of the 1990 National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) annual meeting. Contends the current debate over social studies curriculum should continue to examine a variety of curriculum models. Argues the source of curriculum content should reside in the citizenry. Maintains educators must redirect their energies toward effective teaching. (NL)
Descriptors: Citizenship, Curriculum Development, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Professional Associations, Relevance (Education), Social Studies, Teacher Effectiveness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: National Council for the Social Studies; Social Studies Curriculum
Note: The revised edition of Social Education (v55 n2 Feb 1991) was annotated.