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Primary-Grade Students' Knowledge and Thinking about Transportation as a Cultural Universal.
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Brophy, Jere; Alleman, Janet – 2001
The traditional K-3 social studies curriculum has focused on food, clothing, shelter, communication, transportation, and other cultural universals. Very little information exists about children's prior knowledge and thinking about these topics. This study was designed to provide such information with respect to the topic of transportation, and in…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Interviews
Primary Grade Students' Knowledge and Thinking about Government as a Cultural Universal.
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Brophy, Jere; Alleman, Janet – 2002
Based on part of a line of research on children's prior knowledge and thinking (including misconceptions) about topics addressed in the traditional K-3 social studies curriculum, a study was designed to provide such information with respect to the topic of government. Individual interviews were conducted with K-3 students (n=96), stratified…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Government (Administrative Body), Interviews, Primary Education
Primary-Grade Students' Knowledge and Thinking about Food as a Cultural Universal.
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Brophy, Jere; Alleman, Janet; O'Mahony, Carolyn – 2001
The traditional K-3 social studies curriculum has focused on food, clothing, shelter, communication, transportation, and other cultural universals, but little information exists about children's prior knowledge and thinking (including misconceptions) about these topics. This study was designed to provide such information with respect to the topic…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Food
Primary-Grade Students' Knowledge and Thinking about Family Living as a Cultural Universal.
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Brophy, Jere; Alleman, Janet – 2001
The traditional K-3 social studies curriculum has focused on food, clothing, shelter, communication, transportation, and other cultural universals. Very little information exists about children's prior knowledge and thinking about these topics. This study was designed to provide such information with respect to the topic of family living, and in…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Family Life
Ideas about Shelter Expressed by Third Graders from Vertical/Urban versus Horizontal/Suburban Communities in the United States.
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Brophy, Jere; O'Mahony, Carolyn; Alleman, Janet – 2002
The traditional K-3 social studies curriculum has focused on food, clothing, shelter, communication, transportation, and other cultural universals. Very little information exists about children's prior knowledge and thinking (including misconceptions) about these topics. A study was designed to provide such information with respect to the topic of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 3, Housing, Interviews
Primary-Grade Students' Knowledge and Thinking about Communication as a Cultural Universal.
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Brophy, Jere; Alleman, Janet – 2001
The traditional K-3 social studies curriculum has focused on food, clothing, shelter, communication, transportation, and other cultural universals. Little information exists about children's prior knowledge and thinking (including misconceptions) about these topics. This study was designed to provide such information with respect to the topic of…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communications, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development