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Peer reviewedJohnston, Marilyn – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1990
Presents a case study involving two teaching certification students. Examines how a social studies methods course and a one-year elementary school postbaccalaureate teacher education program influenced students' educational beliefs and practices. Finds influences are partial, differential, and interactive with students' backgrounds and…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Case Studies, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research
Betres, James J. – 1983
Data on secondary social studies education in Rhode Island public schools are analyzed. Of 36 schools contacted in 1982-83, 25 department chairpersons and 154 teachers responded to questionnaires covering professional background, chairperson role perceptions, faculty program perceptions, departmental offerings, and instructional techniques and…
Descriptors: Department Heads, Departments, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
