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Peer reviewedWade, Rahima C. – Social Studies, 1995
Asserts that social studies teacher educators can develop future teachers' commitment to student service learning. Describes and reports on a study of a community service-learning program for elementary preservice social studies teachers. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Course Descriptions
Peer reviewedSchug, Mark C.; And Others – Social Studies, 1994
Asserts that public choice theory, a perspective most closely associated with economics and political science, could be used in social studies education to provide new insights into the behavior of students and teachers. Includes a table applying public choice theory to two curriculum and instruction problems. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economic Factors, Economic Research, Economics
Peer reviewedNelson, Lynn; And Others – Social Studies, 1994
Reports on a study of 124 secondary social studies teachers about the treatment of the 1991 Gulf War in their classrooms. Finds that, with few exceptions, knowledge about the war was provided by television news and other media and that students were not asked to conduct in-depth research or other critical thinking activities. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives
