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Shaver, James P. – Louisiana Social Studies Journal, 1990
Critiques James Barth, Robert Barr, and Sam Shermis' three social studies traditions theory and National Commission on Social Studies task force report. Argues first falsely splits essential social studies components; second creates a curricular hodgepodge. Highlights need to consider values as both affective and cognitive and to create…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cultural Pluralism, Definitions, Educational Change
Evans, Ronald W. – Louisiana Social Studies Journal, 1990
Traces historical trends in social studies education, examining pressures that have both produced and inhibited change. Analyzes differences between discipline-based and issue-centered approaches. Presents pessimistic, optimistic, and realistic scenarios of the next 100 years of social studies education. Advocates developing issue-centered social…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Computer Uses in Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Development
