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ERIC Number: EJ507490
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
The Elementary School Economics Project at the University of Chicago. Reflections on the New Social Studies.
Rader, William D.
Social Studies, v86 n2 p85-90 Mar-Apr 1995
Describes the origins, development, and activities of the Elementary School Economics Project at the University of Chicago during the "New Social Studies" era of the 1960s. Maintains that the program was compatible with the social science and inquiry-based instructional strategies popular at that time. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economic Factors, Economics, Economics Education, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Elementary Education, Experimental Curriculum, Grade 6, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades, Social Studies
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Elementary School Economics Project; Joint Council on Economic Education; New Social Studies; Senesh (Lawrence); University of Chicago IL