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ERIC Number: EJ420677
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
International Perspectives on Research in Social Studies.
Contreras, Gloria
Social Studies, v81 n6 p287-90 Nov-Dec 1990
Summarizes reviews of research in the "Handbook of Research on Social Studies Teaching and Learning," concerning international perspectives. Analyzes social studies research in England, Eastern Europe, and Africa, seeing modern citizenship as a unifying theme. Stresses the value to U.S. educators of comparative cross-national studies. Laments the omission of Latin American perspectives. (CH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Exchange, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Research Reports, Social Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Textbook Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Africa; England; Europe (East); Handbook of Res on Soc Stud Teach and Learn; Latin America