Critical issues in social studies research for the 21st century / edited by William B. Stanley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stanley, William B., editor.

Series:

Research in social education.

Research in social education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Research.

Social sciences.

Social sciences--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

xi, 257 p.

Place of Publication:

Greenwich, Conn. : Information Age Pub., c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The authors of the nine other chapters in this book have struggled with the issues discussed above in several different ways. The chapter authors represent a wide range of views and expertise within the field of social stud-ies. Some have been leading social studies scholars for three or four decades. Other authors represent new voices that have begun to shape the direction social studies will take in the future. The topics examined here include the debate over how to define social studies, social studies and the impact of the standards/accountability movement, the contextual con-straints/ restraints on teaching social studies, education for democracy, rationales for teaching history, multicultural education, global education, social studies and educational technology, and the nature and effectiveness of social studies research.

Contents:

Social studies : problems and possibilities / William B. Stanley

Defining social studies / Jack L. Nelson

In search of the social studies curriculum : standardization, diversity, and a conflict of appearances / Keven D. Vinson and Wayne Ross

Climates of contraint/restraint of teachers and teaching / Catherine Cornbleth

Toward enlightened political engagement / Walter C. Parker

Committing acts of history : mediated action, humanistic education, and participatory democracy / Linda S. Levstik and Keith C. Barton

Interrogating privilege, plurality and possibilities in a multicultural society / Ellen M. Santora

Moving the center of global education : from imperial world views that divide the world to double consciousness, contrapuntal pedagogy, hybridity, and cross-cultural competence / Merry Merryfield

Promise and practice of computer technologies in the social studies : a critical analysis / Michael J. Berson, John K. Lee, and Daniel W. Stuckart

The future of research on social studies

for what purpose? / James P. Shaver

Epilogue / William B. Stanley.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-02033-1

9786612020339

1-60752-839-8