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Speaking of the past in social studies
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The 20th anniversary of the Foundations of Social Studies "Special Interest Group" (SIG) of The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) was celebrated in November of 1997. With the publication of Bulletin 8, the Foundations SIG has disseminated over twenty years of research devoted to increasing understanding of the origins of the social studies.
Interest in the origins and evolution of the social studies, as determined by membership in the Foundations of the Social Studies SIG, is almost exclusively the domain of higher education The driving force of those studying the foundations of ...
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