A diverse democracy brings together people whose differences include partisan leanings, life experiences, histories, religious beliefs, racial identities, and sexual orientations to address common problems and build a shared future. Social studies educators can help prepare youth to pursue this goal by advancing core commitments to respectful and…

This study aims to examine the primary education curricula prepared in 2017 in the context of gaining socialization, multiculturalism and democratic values. Analyses are carried out on the basis of social adaptation, social norms, individual responsibility, multicultural education, democracy culture, and rights and freedoms. The study is limited…

Teaching of social studies has basis of education dynamism that governments maintain to raise qualified and efficient citizens. That's why; being examined programs in question has importance for the global citizen concept which comes up with globalization. Therefore, how to be raised efficient citizens who build both governments' and world's…

The result of a three year state-led collaborative effort, the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards was developed to serve two audiences: for states to upgrade their state social studies standards and for practitioners--local school districts, schools, teachers and curriculum writers--to strengthen…

This outline specifies social studies subject matter, concepts, skills, and attitudes appropriate for students at various grade levels from K-12. The social studies program combines educational practices of the Grosse Pointe Public Schools, concepts developed by the National Council of the Social Studies, and ideas from junior high and high school…

Presents a rationale for combining content mastery with skill development in social studies. Also provides tips to social studies classroom teachers on planning more systematically, selecting materials for skill development using specific content, stimulating a sense of intellectual achievement, and planning pupil activities which allow students…

Enumerates reasons why social studies skills are essential and provides evidence to show that these skills are not currently being properly taught in most social studies classrooms. Explains how current events can be used to exemplify map and globe skills and can involve students in using newspapers, listening and reading skills, recognizing bias,…

The standards of learning objectives for social studies are presented as a framework for curriculum planning and instruction. Program foci and objectives are described for each instructional level from kindergarten through grade 12. Objectives reflect the concern for developing concepts, attitudes, and skills in geography, history, culture, social…

The booklet identifies 217 geography skills to be acquired by students in kindergarten through grade six. It is intended to help teachers in developing geographical strands and outcomes in the elementary social studies curriculum. Skills are presented for three grade levels: kindergarten through grade two, grades three and four, and grades five…

The role of geography in the elementary school curriculum is examined in this paper, which is arranged in four parts. Part 1 briefly sketches the characteristics of geographic instruction at different periods in U.S. history. Intellectual development and social education are identified as two widely accepted goals for elementary education today.…

The reaction paper discusses how the traditional view of social studies for younger children as a content subject has contributed to ineffective programs. A new approach which views social studies as a skills subject is recommended. (Author/RM)

Offers reasons for the recent increased attention to social studies skills on all grade levels and outlines major skills in three areas--traditional (reading, listening, speaking, discussion, map skills, and written language); inquiry (developing hypotheses, collecting and analyzing data); and values (rational analysis, reading, and citizenship…

A social studies framework for grades K-12 contains six sections. Seven social studies goals and their components are presented on the inside covers of the volume. An introduction describes the K-12 program rationale. A section on scope and sequence is divided into subsections for each grade level. For each grade level, a brief entry presents…

Outlines 10 types of skills which are essential to social studies teaching, suggests strategies for teaching these skills, and illustrates principles which can aid social studies classroom teachers as they plan learning activities for skill development. (DB)

Explains why educators need to utilize the writing process as a teaching tool in the social studies. The article also examines research on creative writing and language development and suggests guidelines for developing writing assignments to improve student skills and content master. (DB)