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Moore, Zachary A.; Boehm, Richard G. – Social Studies, 2011
The purpose of this study was to analyze the evolution of geography in the United States' K-12 education system throughout the Nineteenth Century to understand the causes of variations, shifts in focus, and relative importance placed on geography. A broad theoretical framework, based on the work of sociologists of education and education…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Geography, Historians, Social Studies
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Flouris, George – Social Studies, 1987
Reviews the characteristics of existing social studies software. States that instructional software must address one or more of the established goals of social studies and follow valid principles of learning. Offers a model for the development of software based on Robert Gagne's learning theory. (RKM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Educational Change, Educational Improvement