Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ518959
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Social Studies and the Birth of NCSS.
Smith, Ben A.; And Others
Social Education, v59 n7 p393-98 Nov-Dec 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, Educational History, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, History, Professional Associations, Role of Education, Social Change, Social History, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Textbooks, United States History
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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