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Returning to the Basics in History Teaching: Can the Last Two Decades Be Forgotten?
Chance, Ed – Social Studies Teacher, 1987
Maintains that traditional history instruction may be expanded by including content based on community and family history, the role of personality in history, cultural history, quantification of history, and history of the people or masses. Shows how these can be integrated into traditional history content. (JDH)
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Conventional Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction
Social Studies as a Discipline: An ERIC/ChESS Sample.
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Schlene, Vickie J. – Social Studies Review, 1991
Provides a sampling of items from the ERIC database on the subject of social studies as a discipline. Includes documents on proposals to improve social education and on return to traditional emphases in history and geography. Explains how to obtain copies of documents from the ERIC system. (SG)
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Liberating Subject Matters.
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McMurtry, John – Canadian Social Studies, 1991
Examines the conflict between the "politically correct" movement and educational "traditionalists." Suggests that the "politically correct" view seeks to purge sexism, racism, and economic classism, whereas traditionalists desire to inject values into education. Identifies the one-sidedness of each position. Argues…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Back to Basics, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
A Case Study in Curriculum Innovation: Whatever Happened to Inquiry?
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Weaver, V. Phillips; And Others – Social Studies, 1985
A national opinion survey of social studies teachers revealed that the overwhelming majority of teachers (1) had regularly used inquiry as a teaching strategy; (2) believe inquiry is currently less emphasized than it was in the 1960s and 1970s; and (3) perceive the back-to-basics movement as contributing significantly to the deemphasis of inquiry.…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices, Educational Research
Discipline, Knowledge, and Social Education.
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Nelson, Jack L. – International Journal of Social Education, 1991
Discusses the educational reform efforts to reorganize the social studies curriculum in the United States. Criticizes a return to conservative, traditional approaches to social studies than emphasize history and geography while ignoring more contemporary ideas. Suggests that, to develop a discipline of social studies, more scholarly pursuit and…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Conservatism, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Parent Perceptions of Social Studies: Do They Want Just the Basics?
Evans, Charles S.; Weible, Thomas D. – Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, 1983
A survey of parents in urban and rural school districts showed a strong belief in the importance of elementary school social studies and more support for innovations such as the curriculum guidelines of the National Council for the Social Studies than publicity about demands to return to basics would suggest. (IS)
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Curriculum Guides, Discovery Learning, Educational Change
Nine Proposals to Improve Our Schools.
Botstein, Leon – New York Times Magazine, 1983
Efforts to improve public education should include better teacher salaries, teacher recertification, merging of schools and departments of education, viewing teachers as professionals, increased private sector support, greater commitment of resources by colleges and universities, use of retired professionals, and changes in English and Social…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Back to Basics, College School Cooperation, Educational Improvement