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ERIC Number: EJ615700
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Closing the Book on Social Studies: Four Classroom Teachers Go beyond the Text.
Dunn, Mary Anna
Social Studies, v91 n3 p132-36 May-June 2000
Discusses how four different teachers utilize active instruction in their social studies classrooms. Addresses how the textbooks should be used. Covers materials and objectives, the reactions of community members to new methods, and the benefits of active instruction over an increased workload. Discusses how to begin and provides a bibliography of resources. (CMK)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Innovation, Interviews, Resource Materials, Social Studies, Teacher Role, Teaching Models, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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