Abstract
In 1916, the National Education Association (NEA) established social studies as the name of the interdisciplinary content area that housed the social sciences. 1 The term social studies appears in the literature and the names of professional associations and organizations, academic institutions, curriculum centers, projects and international programs. Most social educators across the world accept the National Council for the Social Studies’ defi nition of social studies as “the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence” (NCSS, 1994, p. 3). The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) supports: “(1) meaningful, (2) integrative, (3) value-based, (4) challenging, and (5) active teaching (NCSS, 2008). But standards are broadly based!.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Media Rich Instruction |
Subtitle of host publication | Connecting Curriculum to All Learners |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 153-168 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319001524 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319001517 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences