Multiple perspectives on geographical thinking are lacking in the teaching of climate change in school geography. This study establishes an epistemic model through a co-construction design to support geography teachers' curriculum making with respect to climate change. We developed the preliminary model with four main geographical perspectives,…

In this study, we analysed the presence of citizenship education in the new Spanish social sciences curriculum, focusing on both the primary and secondary education stages. The relevance of the study stems from the need to adapt to a new reality, in which it is crucial to develop in children and young people the skills to understand, interpret and…

"A little sultan" is a colloquial term used to describe a child who is a "spoilt brat" living in a Middle Eastern country such as Turkey. Little sultans are often boys in one-child families and with a greater sense of self-entitlement, as they would consider the world as owing them everything. This paper discusses how an…

The way in which the concept of a paradigm came to be associated with geographical studies in the Anglo-American tradition is discussed. The validity of the concept in relation to geography is examined, and whether geographical studies can be encompassed within the purview of one paradigm is assessed. (Author/RM)

Argues that graduate education in rhetoric may become the central core of study in speech communication in the 1980s and may assume added significance in the humanities and social sciences. The reconceptualization of rhetoric as an architectonic and productive art will require a restructured graduate curriculum. (JMF)

Paradigms developed from process and content choices are: (1) scientific, discipline centered, (2) humanistic, discipline centered, (3) scientific, practical-problem centered, and (4) humanistic, practical-problem centered. Each is examined for its logical implications for the role of the social studies teacher. (Author/VW)

This monograph examines and discusses the context for diversity leadership roles and practices in higher education by using research and theoretical and applied literatures from a variety of fields, including the social sciences, business, and higher education. Framing the discussion on leadership in this monograph is the perspective that American…

A resolution to the problem of confusion over the usage of terminology in the field of social studies curriculum is proposed. Facets of the problem of confusion are that (1) some terms represent such broad and imprecise concepts, and have little commonly accepted meaning; (2) a given term might have a limited number of meanings which accord with…

A model is presented which is designed to help curriculum developers prepare written pupil curriculum materials in the social studies. Helpful to teachers in presenting complex ideas from the social sciences in a direct and simple manner, the model consists of four major steps. Step I discusses the selection of major ideas and ways of placing them…

This behavioral science-based framework for a social studies curriculum stresses an interdisciplinary inquiry approach to the scientific study of human behavior. It is based on a model developed by the Michigan Social Science Education Project and published by Science Research Associates. The concepts of social psychology are used to integrate the…

The Filiere Administration Economique et Social in France was created in 1972 as a multidisciplinary program combining economics and social sciences. Some problems encountered by the program are the result of contradictions with regulatory procedures and the conservatism of disciplines and their representative bodies. This article suggests ways to…

The Interdisciplinary General Education (IGE) Program at California State Polytechnic University is described in this report. The program is designed students in professional and math-based degree programs and offers an integrative-thematic approach to the humanities and social sciences components of the University General Education Program. It…

This publication is based on the belief that identifying fundamental, though flexible, ideas and using them to recognize and deal with new problems are the most important aspects of a social studies program. Revised from the first printing in 1964, this bulletin suggests to teachers and curriculum supervisors one possible method for organizing the…

During the past decade interest in developing thinking skills has continued to be high and particular attention has been given to basic inquiry of the cognitive processes that are used in investigating topics and problems in the social studies. The central purpose of this study is to identify a set of processes that may be used to plan instruction…

This paper identifies the major modes of thought that have characterized the conduct of teaching, research, and supervision at institutions of higher education, focusing specifically on the fields of psychology and education. These frameworks for thinking (paradigms) in both the social and "hard" sciences have progressed through three…