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ERIC Number: EJ469667
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Social Studies: There Is a History, There Is a Body, but Is It Worth Saving?
Barth, James L.
Social Education, v57 n2 p56-57 Feb 1993
Asserts educators have argued about meaning and purpose of social studies since the field's inception in the early 1900s. Contends that reform efforts associated with the America 2000 program focus on teaching factual information from history and geography. Maintains that the proper content of social studies must be persistent and contemporary social issues expressed as concepts, topics, and themes. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Decision Making Skills, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography, History, Problem Solving, Relevance (Education), Social Problems, Social Studies, United States History
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: America 2000; Crabtree (Charlotte); Finn (Chester); National Council for the Social Studies; Ravitch (Diane)