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ERIC Number: EJ492094
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1047-7942
Teaching Social Studies at the Middle Level.
Ruff, Thomas P.; Tensmeyer, Joseph P.
Southern Social Studies Journal, v19 n1 p39-47 Fall 1993
Asserts that middle school education is a conceptually unique process requiring changed teacher roles, a curriculum of exploration rather than skill development, and student grouping based on developmental factors rather than by age or subject matter. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies, Ethical Instruction, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Intermediate Grades, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Social Studies, Social Values, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics, Teacher Education, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods, Values Education
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Bradley Commission on History in Schools; California Framework for History Soc Sci Educ