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ERIC Number: EJ401444
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Whatever Happened to the Social Studies?
Engle, Shirley H.
International Journal of Social Education, v4 n1 p42-51 Spr 1989
Suggests reasons why the type of citizenship education most appropriate for a democratic society has been inhibited in the United States. Discusses the nature of the social studies today. Recommends Lawrence P. Metcalf's approach which appears logically related to the needs of a democracy. (KO)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Metcalf (Lawrence)