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White, William E.; Hartoonian, H. Michael; van Scotter, Richard; Davis, James E. – Social Studies, 2007
It is often difficult for Americans to find the secrets for addressing issues relevant to the contemporary United States. However, in every generation, individual citizens in their communities, states, and national institutions have debated values that are central to the nation. By studying American history as a sequence of case studies, students…
Descriptors: United States History, Case Studies, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods
van Scotter, Richard; Hartoonian, H. Michael; White, William E.; Davis, James E. – Social Studies, 2007
American democratic society is sustained through debate among its citizens. Four sets of value tensions--(1) law versus ethics, (2) private wealth versus common wealth, (3) freedom versus equality, and (4) unity versus diversity--are central in allowing citizens to address matters of public interest through debate. These value pairs are the…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Democracy, Values, Ethics
van Scotter, Richard; White, William E.; Hartoonian, H. Michael; Davis, James E. – Social Studies, 2007
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the nation's largest living history museum, in partnership with the Social Science Education Consortium, scholars, educators, and teachers, has developed engaging learning materials for social studies classrooms. One such program is the Colonial Williamsburg History and Civics Project, which is based on…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Democracy, Social Sciences, Foreign Policy