Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ538399
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1191-162X
Keep the "Social" in Social Studies. Current Concerns.
McKay, Roberta
Canadian Social Studies, v31 n1 p11,15 Fall 1996
Questions the use and adaptation of computers in the classroom as a panacea for all educational ills. Specifically notes that much of the nature and content of social studies instruction requires class interaction rather than computer instruction. Praises computers as instructional supplements rather than substitutes. (MJP)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Environment, Educational Practices, Educational Principles, Educational Quality, Educational Responsibility, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Responsibility, Social Studies, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
