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| Adler, Susan | 1 |
| Dunn, Ross E. | 1 |
| Handley, Leslie Mills | 1 |
| Marran, James F. | 1 |
| Nash, Gary B. | 1 |
| Schillings, Denny | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Opinion Papers | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
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| Administrators | 4 |
| Practitioners | 4 |
| Teachers | 4 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
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| Goals 2000 | 4 |
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Peer reviewedNash, Gary B.; Dunn, Ross E. – Social Studies Review, 1995
Discusses the controversy surrounding the National Standards for World History and the National Standards for United States History. Maintains that people are finding out how unjust the criticism of the History Standards is. Includes supportive quotes about the standards from teachers and historians. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, History
Peer reviewedHandley, Leslie Mills; Adler, Susan – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1994
Reviews the history of the national standards movement. Discusses the standards developed by the Task Force on Standards of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). Describes the content and format of the NCSS standards, how they could be used, and what resources are necessary for effective implementation. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History
Peer reviewedSchillings, Denny – Social Education, 1994
Presents a speech by the president of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), given at the organization's annual meeting. Discusses the national standards movement and contends that the NCSS standards integrate knowledge from the full spectrum of the social sciences and the humanities. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Peer reviewedMarran, James F. – Journal of Geography, 1995
Asserts that the National Geography Standards identify what students should know and be able to do as a result of geography instruction. Identifies the action verbs used in the Standards' activity statements. Discusses these verbs in the context of Blooms cognitive taxonomy. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends
