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ERIC Number: EJ419205
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Special Section: Reactions to "Charting a Course: Social Studies for the 21st Century."
Epstein, Terrie L.; Evans, Ronald W.
Social Education, v54 n7 p427-29 Nov-Dec 1990
Provides an overview of the National Commission on Social Studies in the Schools' publication, "Charting a Course: Social Studies for the 21st Century." Reprints the report's curriculum characteristics and goals segments, which briefly outlines content placement. Presents conflicting conceptions of social studies education and questions raised since the report's publication. (CH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography Instruction, History Instruction, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Charting Course Soc Stu for 21st Cent; National Commission on Soc Studies in Schools