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Peer reviewedHerman, Wayne L. Jr. – Social Studies, 1982
Proposes techniques to help instructors of preservice teacher education programs in social studies improve their programs. Techniques involve collecting data from the schools, determining a definition of social studies, selecting teaching competencies and instructional strategies, and assessing teachers' and student teachers' abilities to perform…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Methods Courses, Preservice Teacher Education
Dibella, Maria F.; Fitzgerald, John D. – 1982
A social studies elementary teacher education program at Phillips Institute of Technology in Australia is described. The program, which places students in charge of teaching a 9-week social studies unit, is recommended as an alternative to the conventional lecture method. The paper is divided into discussion of five aspects of the course:…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education, Field Experience Programs
