A Better Curriculum in Social Studies for the Middle School.

Saveland, Robert

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ERIC Number: EJ369272

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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A Better Curriculum in Social Studies for the Middle School.

Saveland, Robert

Curriculum Review, v27 n2 p16-17 Nov-Dec 1987

Discusses problems with existing social studies curriculum, including the dichotomy between in-depth studies and coverage studies, lack of correlation with other fields of instruction, and uncertainty about the appropriate sequential development of concepts. A master plan for social studies curriculum, focusing on grades five through eight, is proposed. (CLB)

Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Guidelines, Interdisciplinary Approach, Middle Schools, Social Studies, Thematic Approach

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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