A History of Elementary Social Studies

by Anne-Lise Halvorsen and Halvorsen Anne-Lise

Book Overview

Elementary social studies, which seeks to instill in children the principles of democratic citizenship and the core values of social responsibility, has an important responsibility in U.S. classrooms. Yet, to achieve these goals, elementary social studies must overcome a number of challenges. Social studies lessons are marginalized in the school day, and critics complain these lessons lack disciplinary rigor and focus. In addition, scholarship in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433106477
• ISBN13: 9781433106477
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"