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ERIC Number: EJ404419
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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The Personal Relevance of the Social Studies.
VanSickle, Ronald L.
Social Education, v54 n1 p23-27,59 Jan 1990
Conceptualizes a personal-relevance framework derived from Ronald L. VanSickle's five areas of life integrated with four general motivating goals from Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Richard and Patricia Schmuck's social motivation theory. Illustrates ways to apply the personal relevance framework to make social studies more relevant to students. (GG)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Relevance (Education), Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Student Interests, Student Motivation, Student Needs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Maslow (Abraham); Personal Relevance Framework; Schmuck (Patricia); Schmuck (Richard); VanSickle (Ronald L)