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ERIC Number: EJ420673
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Contexts of Social Studies Education.
Lunstrum, John P.
Social Studies, v81 n6 p264-70 Nov-Dec 1990
Examines the "Handbook of Research on Social Studies Teaching and Learning's" section on context effect. Reviews influences that shape social studies, including research, student groups, family environment, mass media (especially television), testing, curriculum mandates, and local-to-national community pressures. (CH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Influence, Context Effect, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment, Group Behavior, Mass Media Effects, Parent Influence, Peer Influence, Politics of Education, Research Methodology, Research Reports, Social Studies, Teacher Role, Testing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Handbook of Res on Soc Stud Teach and Learn