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ERIC Number: EJ518962
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Maturation and Change, 1947-1968.
Greenawald, Dale
Social Education, v59 n7 p416-28 Nov-Dec 1995
Describes how the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) grew into a major professional organization during the years 1947-1968. Discusses the NCSS response to domestic and social issues such as civil rights, the Cold War, and educational reform following Sputnik. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Higher Education, History, Politics of Education, Professional Associations, Professional Development, Publications, Scholarly Journals, Social Change, Social Problems, Social Sciences, Social Studies, United States History
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Cold War; Hartshorn (Merrill); National Council for the Social Studies; National Education Association; New Social Studies
Note: Theme issue topic: "A History of NCSS: 75 Years of Service."