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Download full textWatras, Joseph – 2000
Many contemporary historians contend that the popularity of the social studies as a school subject represents the victory of educators over academicians. This view, however, overlooks the way the controversies over the social studies reflected questions about the nature of intellectual activities. From 1899, the American Historical Association…
Descriptors: Curriculum Problems, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction
