A contemporary profile of elementary social studies educators: Their beliefs, perceptions, and classroom practices in the 1990s

From: Journal of Social Studies Research | Date: October 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Abstract

Elementary teachers who were members of the National Council for the Social Studies responded to a survey concerning their perceptions on the status of social studies in the schools, their use of resources, their selection of teaching strategies, and their concerns related to social studies for the next five years. Teachers' revealed a wide range of responses. Many reported using an integrated approach some of the time, but also indicated they taught social studies as a single stand alone subject based on social science disciplines. Culture, history, and geography dominated their ...

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