Social Studies in the Middle School. NCSS Position Statement and Guidelines.

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ERIC Number: EJ440264

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Social Studies in the Middle School. NCSS Position Statement and Guidelines.

Social Education, v55 n5 p287-93 Sep 1991

Provides direction for developing appropriate, meaningful social studies instruction for the middle school. Identifies characteristics of early adolescents that have a direct relationship to curriculum design and the selection of appropriate social studies instruction strategies. Offers National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) recommendations for curriculum scope, sequence options, instructional strategies, and principles. (SG)

Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Principles, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Preadolescents, Social Studies, Student Characteristics, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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