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ERIC Number: EJ356188
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Using Popular Music in the Social Studies Classroom.
Mills, Randy K.
Social Studies Teacher, v8 n4 p6 Apr-May 1987
Shows how popular music can be used in the social studies classroom to teach about social order and social history in a manner which is interesting to students. Outlines a series of four social studies classes using music and demonstrates how this approach encourages students to use inquiry skills. (AEM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Experiential Learning, Instructional Materials, Music, Popular Culture, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Sociocultural Patterns, Sociology, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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