Speaking of the past in social studies

Journal of Social Studies Research;  April 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......anniversary of the Foundations of Social Studies "Special Interest Group" (SIG) of The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) was celebrated in November...understanding of the origins of the social studies. Interest in the origins and...

It's time to transform social studies teaching.

The Social Studies;  July 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ......years ago when I was a seventh-grade social studies teacher, I came across words in the...feelings about geography in particular and social studies in general. In the end, I considered...was possible for anyone not to enjoy social studies. Why, I thought, would a student. who...

A contemporary profile of elementary social studies educators: Their...

Journal of Social Studies Research;  October 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......the National Council for the Social Studies responded to a survey concerning...perceptions on the status of social studies in the schools, their use of...and their concerns related to social studies for the next five years. Teachers...

Social studies: wrong, right, or left? A critical response to the Fordham...

The Social Studies;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...The history of social studies in the twentieth century is the...the first one hundred years of social studies has been marked by confusion...intolerance. Many have considered the social studies' first century as problematic...

Attitudes of Jordanian Females Students toward Social Studies Education

Journal of Social Studies Research;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......attitudes of female students toward social studies. Using a phenomenological research...enthusiasm led to positive images of social studies by middle and high school students...and high school students' views of social studies. Generally, students were not as negative...

Attitudes of Jordanian Female Students Toward Social Studies Education

Journal of Social Studies Research;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......attitudes of female students toward social studies. Using a phenomenological research...enthusiasm led to positive images of social studies by middle and high school students...and high school students' views of social studies. Generally, students were not as negative...

The Devaluation of Social Studies in the Elementary Grades

Journal of Social Studies Research;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......instructional time spent on social studies, to determine the variety...instructional strategies used during social studies instruction, and to assess...technology usage during social studies instruction. As part of...

Social Studies (Still) on the Back Burner: Perceptions and Practices of...

Journal of Social Studies Research;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......In 1995, Neil Houser concluded that social studies in Delaware was "on the back burner...later, the same can be said concerning social studies in South Carolina. With a continued...arts, coupled with the inclusion of social studies on South Carolina's statewide standardized...

Social studies: wrong, right, or left? A critical response to the Fordham...

The Social Studies;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......endanger their freedom. --Thomas Jefferson Social studies education is a field defined by fractious...a singular vision to be pursued in social studies is not something that can (or should...of articles responding to Where Did Social Studies Go Wrong? (WDSSGW), deliberation--rather...

Social studies must not be neglected

Columbia Daily Tribune;  May 17, 2007 ;     475 words ...Q: What has happened to social studies? It seems to be disappearing...and have all but eliminated social studies. They fear their children are...their reading instruction on social studies units and themes, which will...

A PROFILE OF ELEMENTARY SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS AND THEIR...

Social Education;  March 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......HAVE ALWAYS BEEN excellent teachers of social studies in the elementary schools, and today...students with high quality, meaningful social studies instruction. At the same time, they...ensure that students learn important social studies content, concepts, and skills. Assuming...

Conceptualizing social studies and technology: An essay

Journal of Social Studies Research;  April 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Abstract Technology's role in social studies has been conceptualized using a variety...conceptualization of the role of technology in social studies education is presented in this paper...way of thinking about technology and social studies takes starting point accounts of technology...

Creating a "world of discovery" by thinking and acting globally in social...

The Social Studies;  November 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Key words: constructivism and technology in social studies, New Zealand social studies, technology and social studies What is the role of social studies in facilitating global understanding? What can...

National assessment and the social studies.(Educational Assessment: Local...

The Clearing House;  March 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ...Social studies has been characterized as a field...little agreement on a definition of social studies, appropriate pedagogical approaches...criticism comes both from within the social studies community and from parents, policymakers...

The shrinking of social studies: as standards-based reform gains ground,...

Social Education;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Social studies is the most important of the academic...each of these is included in the social studies: economics; different types of human...falls within the scope of several social studies disciplines, does not have a parallel...