Student-to-student bullying is still a current issue within elementary schools nationwide. Educators are often unaware, improperly trained and/or unwilling to help in student bullying incidences. Without training or willingness, teachers often are driven into silence and inaction, effectively putting the wellbeing of students at risk. The present…

This study assesses the attitudes of preservice teachers toward the teaching of social studies/history in the elementary school. The study was conducted at a state university in southeastern Pennsylvania. Eighty-two participants in the study were enrolled in three sections of a junior block social studies methods course in the spring of 1995. All…