Social studies instruction, learning, and assessment in the contemporary world : leveraging the past to form a new future

Social studies, perhaps more so than any other content area, also serves as the catalyst of change when we, the people, use our experiences to our own and others' advancements. At its core, social studies has been both a concurrent limiting and freeing pursuit of knowledge, a pursuit that disco...

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Main Authors Epps, R. Mark (Author), Harper, Rebecca G. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2025.
SeriesTeaching and learning social studies.
Subjects
Social sciences > Study and teaching.
Education > Teaching > Subjects > Social Science.
Philosophy and theory of education.
Teaching of a specific subject.
Educational: Social sciences, social studies.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781805925835
DOI10.1108/978-1-80592-581-1
Physical Description1 online resource (160 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Reimagining social studies
  • Chapter 2. Learning from the conquered: Re-examining the past through an Indigenous lens
  • Chapter 3. Beyond Anne Frank: Examining persecution and genocide within the context of conflict
  • Chapter 4. Rosa parks and company: Situating historical figures and events within the larger context of civil rights and liberties
  • Chapter 5. More than casting a vote: True civic responsibility in a democracy
  • Chapter 6. Relevance and motivation: Strategies for social studies instruction.

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