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ERIC Number: EJ420670
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
The Social Studies: In Search of an Epistemology.
Longstreet, Wilma S.
Social Studies, v81 n6 p244-48 Nov-Dec 1990
Analyzes chapters on epistemology and methodology in the "Handbook of Research on Social Studies Teaching and Learning." Laments the imprecise definition concerning the epistemological nature of the social studies. Concludes the handbook does not clarify this definition and that social studies research reflects this missing broader framework. Sees hope for clarification in poststructuralist theories. (CH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Content Analysis, Educational Objectives, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Research Reports, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Handbook of Res on Soc Stud Teach and Learn; Knowledge; Social Studies Curriculum