Provides information about making videotaped documentaries. Includes a description of the various roles students must play, and provides two planning forms to aid the videotape production project. (JDH)

This article describes the mental process a professional story teller uses when practicing this ancient art. Argues that storytelling is a powerful teaching tool for social studies and history. (JDH)

This article discusses the results of a survey of 380 elementary teachers randomly selected from 42 schools concerning their classroom practices, opinions, and suggestions of the Inquiry teaching method of Social Studies. (Author/RM)

Five objections to inquiry teaching in the social studies classroom are discussed. (Author/RM)

Findings from a survey of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade teachers to determine their personal reading habits are presented. For journal availability see SO 504 433. (Author/RM)

Describes four activities designed to require each individual student to think about a topic and make an informed choice or decision. Discusses the teacher's role in these participation activities and stresses the importance of helping students to think independently and critically. (GEA)

Teaching values clarification in the elementary classroom provides students with a method to sort out alternate courses of action and arrive at the decisions they feel are right for them. Values clarification consists of choosing, prizing the choice, and acting on the choice. (Author/KC)

This article suggests techniques for making effective use of essay questions in the social studies. For journal availability see SO 504 433. (Author/RM)

Provides a brief rationale for teaching about torts and describes 5 activities designed to help teach them. The activities help students (1) define what torts are and identify different types of acts which may result in a tort, (2) differentiate crimes from intentional torts and unintentional torts, and (3) explore defenses commonly used in tort…

Reports the results of a 1-hour discussion session held on "the ideal teacher" at the 1985 annual conference of the Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies. Knowledge of content was considered the most important goal of teacher training. Less agreement was found on issues of training for interpersonal effectiveness and career awareness. (JDH)

The five steps in the basic process of inquiry are discussed. Methods to facilitate student inquiry in the classroom are emphasized. (Author/RM)

Activities to help the classroom teacher involve students in the process of raising, defining, investigating, and resolving problems and questions are suggested. Selected references are included. (Author/RM)

World Order Studies is focused on limiting and then eliminating international warfare, raising the standards of economic welfare all over the globe, restoring ecological balance, promoting and increasing the amount of democratic participation in the formation of public policy, and expanding the degree of social justice that exists within various…

A well-planned field trip can be a valuable experience or a nightmare if a teacher has not provided for every possible contengency. Guidelines are included for organizing, planning in advance, chartering buses, knowing students, conducting, and evaluating the field trip. (Author/ND)

Presents a brief history of John Dickinson, Charles Nisbet, Benjamin Rush and educational philosophies of the late eighteenth century. Discusses the traditional "classical" education of Dickinson and Nisbet and the more practical theories of Rush, who advocated "instruction in the useful arts and sciences" in order to…