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ERIC Number: EJ446500
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
Disciplined Thinking about Social Studies: A Comparative Study of United States, Nigerian, Egyptian, and Japanese Responses.
Barth, James L.; Mizoue, Yasushi
International Journal of Social Education, v6 n2 p78-87 Fall 1991
Compares results of the Barth Shermis Social Studies Preference Scale given to groups of preservice teachers in five countries over several years. Reports that social studies has evolved through three patterns of teaching citizenship education: citizenship transmission, social science, and reflective inquiry. Concludes that teachers are confused about purposes, methods, and content of social studies. (DK)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Inquiry, Preservice Teacher Education, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Barth Shermis Social Studies Preference Scale; Egypt; Japan; Nigeria; Reflective Inquiry; Social Studies Teachers