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ERIC Number: EJ249223
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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What Went Wrong with the Social Studies Reform Movement?
Smith, David W.
Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, v34 n1 p19-24 Spr 1981
Research reveals three reasons for the failure of the Sociological Resources for Social Studies Committee. The reform was artificially stimulated by the availability of federal dollars, was a university based alliance which lacked significant teacher involvement, and was too narrow in scientific orientation, neglecting the traditional citizenship function of social studies. (KC)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: New Social Studies