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ERIC Number: EJ476707
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
In Retrospect: Sociological Resources for the Social Studies Curriculum Project.
Switzer, Thomas J.
Social Studies, v84 n5 p224-29 Sep-Oct 1993
Describes the Sociological Resources for the Social Studies (SRSS) materials developed during the "New Social Studies" period in the 1960s and 1970s. Concludes that the limited success of the program was a result of not including school administrators in dissemination efforts. (CFR)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Development, Educational History, Educational Innovation, Experiential Learning, Experimental Curriculum, Inservice Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Sciences, Social Scientists, Social Studies, Sociology, Teacher Attitudes
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: American Sociological Association; National Science Foundation; New Social Studies; Sociological Resources for the Social Studies