ABSTRACT

Designed for use in elementary and secondary social studies education courses, this book supports the teaching of social studies methods in a range of educational settings. By highlighting long-standing content and principles of social studies education in a concise and direct way, this volume offers the building blocks of a comprehensive course, for use as springboards to the effective presentation of professors’ desired course emphases. With sections on foundations, subject areas, and best practices, this text explains the intersection between the "modelling" role of social studies teachers as democratic citizens, social studies fields of study, and strategies implemented in the classroom to encourage students’ critical thinking and values formation.

part 1|75 pages

Social Studies Education

chapter 1|8 pages

Definitions and Propositions

chapter 2|9 pages

The Idea of a Social Studies Education

chapter 4|5 pages

Ideology

chapter 5|7 pages

Wisdom and Knowledge

chapter 6|6 pages

Psychology of Learning

chapter 9|7 pages

Morality and Modernity

part 2|76 pages

Schools, Curriculum, and Standards

chapter 11|10 pages

Curriculum and Standards

chapter 12|10 pages

Social Studies Education and the NCSS

chapter 13|10 pages

Civics Education

chapter 14|10 pages

History Education

chapter 15|10 pages

Economics Education

chapter 16|8 pages

Geography Education

chapter 18|7 pages

Current Events and Controversial Issues

part 3|123 pages

Best Practices in Social Studies Education

chapter 20|10 pages

Textbooks and Planning Instruction

chapter 21|10 pages

Daily Lesson Plans

chapter 22|8 pages

Lecture

chapter 23|6 pages

Group Learning

chapter 24|8 pages

Discussions

chapter 25|8 pages

Questioning and Debriefings

chapter 26|7 pages

Modeling, Practice, and Homework

chapter 27|9 pages

Literacy and Reading

chapter 28|10 pages

Reading Social Studies and Vocabulary

chapter 29|9 pages

Writing

chapter 30|8 pages

Six Activities-Based Strategies

chapter 32|7 pages

Technology, Video, and Ancillaries

chapter |1 pages

Conclusion