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Public Choice Theory and the Role of Government in the Past.
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Schug, Mark C.; Fontanini, Jennifer – Social Education, 1994
Asserts that teachers and students are ready to go beyond traditional coverage of the interactions of political science and history to applying economic analysis to historical and contemporary social issues. Provides three lesson plans illustrating the use of public choice theory in U.S. history. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Economics Education, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Using Schema Theory to Teach American History.
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Duis, Mac – Social Education, 1996
Asserts that the most effective use of schema theory in history instruction requires placing students in the decision- making roles of historical figures. A more detailed discussion of the same historical event follows this initial exercise. Students then compare their decisions with their historical counterparts. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Structures, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education
Middle School, the Middle East, and a War: Debunking Myths and Stereotypes
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Parks, Marguerite W.; Hilscher, Deborah – Social Education, 2005
Advocates of social foundations view education as a means for social change. They seek to study and understand the larger social role of the educational system and the complex relationships between teacher, children, school, and society. However, in reality, teachers often fail to be social change agents. The constant bombardment of standardized…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Social Action, Social Change
Why Do Social Studies Teachers Use Textbooks? The Answer May Lie in Economic Theory.
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Schug, Mark C.; And Others – Social Education, 1997
Contends that teacher's decisions regarding textbook use can be understood through public choice theory. This theory claims decisions are made balancing competing interests of scarcity, time, costs, benefits, and incentives. Teachers use textbooks because of their efficacy in organizing and providing instructional material. (MJP)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Decision Making, Economic Factors, Economic Impact
The Reaches of Conscience: An Interview with Joseph P. Lash.
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McCaffrey, Patrick – Social Education, 1984
Few people knew Eleanor Roosevelt as well as author Joseph P. Lash, author of the Pulitzer prize-winning "Eleanor and Franklin." In this interview Lash talks about Mrs. Roosevelt's personal characteristics, her educational theories, the role she played in attracting minorities to the Democratic Party, and FDR's influence on her. (RM)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Individual Characteristics
Teaching about the Economics of Government.
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Schug, Mark C. – Social Education, 1990
Defines public choice theory as the application of economic analysis to the study of government, focusing on individual behavior. Contends that the teaching of public choice theory helps students to think critically and analyze political problems. Suggests how to introduce the theory in the classroom and provides three case study handouts. (GG)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizenship Education, Critical Thinking, Economics
Social Studies and the Birth of NCSS.
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Smith, Ben A.; And Others – Social Education, 1995
Maintains that social studies education arose out of a concern for an educational system that prepared citizens for a democratic society. Describes the influence of the National Education Association and the American Historical Association on the National Council for the Social Studies. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values, Educational Change