Contemporary social studies : an essential reader / edited by William Benedict Russell III.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Russell, William B., editor.

Series:

Teaching and learning social studies.

Teaching and learning social studies book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Study and teaching.

Social sciences.

Citizenship--Study and teaching.

Citizenship.

Multicultural education.

Physical Description:

viii, 604 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The field of social studies is unique and complex. It is challenged by the differing perspectives related to the definition, goals, content, and purpose of social studies.Contemporary Social Studies: An Essential Reader discusses the contemporary issues surrounding social studies education today. Contemporary Social Studies: An Essential Reader encourages and inspires readers to think. The chapters included in this volume are written by prominent scholars in the field of social studies. The collection inspires and provokes readers to reconsider and reexamine social studies and its contemporary state. Readers will explore the various critical topics that encompass contemporary social studies.This collection provides readers with rich chapters which are sure to be cited as key works. Compelling and accessible, this collection brings to light the critical topics relevant to contemporary social studies and is sure to serve as a cornerstone and seminal text for the future.

Contents:

Section I. Purpose and approach

Chapter 1. 21st century democratic social and citizenship education: A hybrid perspective / Ellen Santora

Chapter 2. Towards an inclusive definition of democratic education / Jonathan Miller-Lane

Chapter 3. Global education: Responding to a changing world / Merry M. Merryfield

Chapter 4. The place of global citizenship in the social studies curriculum / Anatoli Rapoport

Chapter 5. Character, moral, and values education: The foundation of effective citizenship / Stewart Waters and William Benedict Russell III

Section II. Curriculum, content, & standards

Chapter 6. History: From learning narratives to thinking historically / Keith C. Barton

Chapter 7. Geography education: Making sense of our world with spatial relationships / Reese H. Todd

Chapter 8. Standards-based educational reform and social studies education: A critical Introduction / Kevin D. Vinson, E Wayne Ross, and Melissa B. Wilson

Chapter 9. The marginalization of social studies in the elementary grades: An overview / Beverly Milner (Lee) Bisland

Section III. Diversity & perspective

Chapter 10. Culturally responsive social studies teaching: Models of theory into practice / Paul G. Fitchett and Tina L. Heafner

Chapter 11. Race and social studies / Prentice T. Chandler and Douglas McKnight

Chapter 12. Glbtq issues in the social studies / J. B. Mayo Jr

Chapter 13. Gender and social studies: Are we there yet? / Christine Woyshner

Chapter 14. Building the bridge between social studies and special education: Perspectives and practices / Timothy Lintner and Windy Schweder

Chapter 15. English language learners (ells) and social studies / Jason O'Brien

Section IV. Pedagogy

Chapter 16. Reading, democracy and secondary social studies education / Michelle Reidel and Christine Draper

Chapter 17. Situating the nation: History pedagogy for the 21st century / Kyle A. Greenwalt and Patrick N. Leahy

Chapter 18. Pedagogical paradox of social studies: Teaching for intellectual and emotional learning / Christy Folsom

Chapter 19. Facilitating discussions in social studies classrooms / Anne-Lise Halvorsen

Chapter 20. Engagement in the social studies: Using experiential learning in the social studies classroom / Brad Burenheide

Chapter 21. Social studies pedagogy / Thomas Turner, Jeremy Clabough, Sarah Philpott, and Lance McConkey

Section V. Media, technology, and teacher education

Chapter 22. Media and popular culture / Cameron White and Trenia Walker

Chapter 23. Internet literacies for active citizenship and democratic life: In search of the intersection / David Hicks, Stephanie van Hover, Elizabeth Yeager Washington, and John K. Lee

Chapter 24. Using web 2.0 to transform a brick & mortar school into a participatory media rich civic learning environment / Joseph O'Brien

Chapter 25. Broadening social studies curricula: Integrating global education in a teacher education program / Lydiah Nganga and John Kambutu

Chapter 26. Examining teacher development: The role of teacher thinking, observation, and reflection / John Sturtz and Kevin Hessberg

Chapter 27. A capstone course in a master's social studies program in an age of accountability and testing: A case study / Jesus Garcia, Paula S. McMillen, and David To.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-61735-672-7

OCLC:

923177076