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ERIC Number: EJ476751
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
The Nature of Social Studies and the Problem of Definition.
Brady, H. Robert
International Journal of Social Education, v8 n1 p7-22 Spr 1993
Reviews the origins and development of social studies. Maintains the concept of social studies was derived from the progressive period and based on a vision of a republic built on participatory citizenship. Asserts that social studies is an interpretative, ever-changing process that defies reduction to a single academic discipline. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, History, Humanities, Social Sciences, Social Studies
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: National Commission on Social Studies in Schools; New Social Studies