One of the primary reasons for social studies education in the United States is to prepare
young people for the responsibilities of living in a democratic society. On the surface, this …

Just a few days ago, I attended a 90th birthday party for Jim Becker, a long-time colleague at
Indiana University, and widely-known as “the father of global studies.” It was a small party …

Citizenship may be widely accepted as the core of the social studies, but it is a phantom
core. Whatever is happening in the curriculum... the reason given for doing what we do is …

If individuals agree that the primary purpose of schools is to educate young people for
responsible citizenship, then people would expect to see the social studies given a …

Today's preservice teachers must be well prepared to provide elementary social studies
methods instruction to students. The United States and its democracy are constantly …

This paper outlines a new way of defining the scope and domain of citizen education within
the social studies curriculum. It is intended to help educators better attain their particular …

Based on the 1989 presidential address to the National Council for the Social Studies
(NCSS), the article discusses the role that social studies education plays in developing …

Citizenship education has contributed at least eight instructional approaches or emphases
to the social studies curriculum. These approaches are similar in that they attempt to develop …

NCSS is nearly 90 years old, and in all of these years, it has been the goal of the
organization and its members to prepare students to be effective citizens. There has not …

For the overarching goals of citizenship education to be met, certain reforms and revisions of
the standard social studies curriculum must be made. However, it is possible to do a great …