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ERIC Number: EJ500285
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1191-162X
Social Studies as a Form of Literacy: Beyond Language across the Curriculum. Current Concerns.
McKay, Roberta
Canadian Social Studies, v29 n1 p11-12 Fall 1994
Discusses language across the curriculum movement and its impact on current social studies teaching. Asserts that social studies as a form of literacy means being able to understand the world from multiple perspectives. Recommends that social studies teachers implement inquiry and language principles across the curriculum. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry, Integrated Curriculum, Language Acquisition, Language Arts, Literacy, Problem Solving, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Harste (Jerome C); Language Across the Curriculum