The author introduces twenty-six analyses, describes the method of analysis, includes a selection policy for this issue, and lists ten analysts. Each project, analyzed by the combined criteria of the CMAS and the NCSS Guidelines, is examined for background information, product characteristics, rationale and objectives, content, methodology,…

The anthropology materials, designed for ninth and tenth grade students and focusing on understanding of human behavior through acquisition of scientific investigation, are assessed. (SM)

Program descriptions and evaluations are provided for three major sets of sociology materials for secondary grades: Inquires in Sociology, Episodes in Social Inquiry, and Readings in Sociology. (SM)

The interdisciplinary social studies materials for sequential use in grades nine through twelve and designed to help each student develop into an independent thinker and a responsible citizen are assessed. Most class activities are organized around directed discussion working toward the objectives of inquiry skills, knowledge, values, and…

This article evaluates a project with an inquiry-based methodology in which high school students experience and attempt to solve the same type of urban problems faced by professional geographers. (SM)

Elementary social science materials which introduce children to basic social science methods and, further, give students the opportunity to investigate specific areas in human behavior are described and evaluated. A method termed value inquiry'' helps the student gain a realistic understanding of his social environment. (Author/SM)

Instructional Materials designed for junior high students in an attempt to bridge the gap between education and work by helping students develop an understanding of economic processes and the role of work in their lives are assessed. (SM)

The assessed social studies project is designed to teach high school students of average ability to clarify and justify their positions on public issues''; training students to examine and analyze controversial issues through discussion and argument. (Author/SM)

Describes the "Neighborhood Walking Tour" project in which gifted sixth graders worked with college students in Duluth, Minnesota to compile histories of buildings located in their neighborhoods. Evaluation results show that the project results in a greater awareness of appropriate sources for the collection of various types of data. (RM)