This document is intended to be used: (1) By institutions that prepare teachers to assess the quality of their teacher preparation programs for licensure (or certification) in comprehensive social studies and/or the individual disciplines of history, geography, civics and government, economics, and psychology; and (2) By National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Program Reviewers who participate in the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) accreditation process that leads to designating programs as "nationally recognized" or in state-level procedures that lead to state program approval. The Table of Contents is organized as follows: Preface; Use of This Document; Review Procedures; Introduction; Contextural Information; Interdisciplinary Thematic Standards. The following chapters are included: (1) Culture and Cultural Diversity; (2) Time, Continuity, and Change; (3) People, Places, and Environments; (4) Individual Development and Identity; (5) Individuals, Groups, and Institutions; (6) Power, Authority, and Governance; (7) Production, Distribution, and Consumption; (8) Science, Technology, and Society; (9) Global Connections; and X Civic Ideals and Practices. Disciplinary Standards.