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Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski; Sunal, Dennis W. – International Journal of Social Education, 2008
Recent research indicates that social studies is being de-emphasized in the elementary school, particularly in favor of greater attention to reading. Historically, there is evidence that social studies has not been a strong component of the curriculum in elementary classrooms although it often appears in state and local courses of study. In the…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Textbooks, Study Guides, Classrooms
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VanFossen, Phillip J.; McGrew, Chris – International Journal of Social Education, 2008
This study replicates a 2005 study of the status of social studies in the K-5 curriculum in Indiana. The current study reports the results of a comprehensive survey (33 fixed and 2 open-ended) of a stratified (by grade) random sample of K-5 teachers in Indiana (n = 385; response rate = 32%). Results indicated a continued marginalization of social…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Social Studies, State Standards, Elementary Education