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ERIC Number: EJ471690
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Fate vs. Choices: What Economic Reasoning Can Contribute to Social Studies.
Wentworth, Donald R.; Schug, Mark C.
Social Studies, v84 n1 p27-31 Jan-Feb 1993
Argues that economic education is an integral component of social studies and citizenship education. Maintains that adolescents are more likely to believe that one's life is controlled by fate rather than conscious choices. Asserts that teaching economic reasoning can improve students' critical thinking skills and citizenship education. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design, Economics, Economics Education, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Economic Concepts; National Commission on Social Studies in Schools