First Efforts toward a National Curriculum: The Committee of Ten's Report on History, Civil Government, and Political Economy.

Nelson, Murry

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ERIC Number: EJ461804

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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First Efforts toward a National Curriculum: The Committee of Ten's Report on History, Civil Government, and Political Economy.

Nelson, Murry

Theory and Research in Social Education, v20 n3 p242-62 Sum 1992

Discusses the report of a subcommittee of the Committee of Ten dealing with history, civil government, and the political economy. Describes the makeup of the committee, its goals, and its findings on ways to improve the school curriculum. Explains that the committee advocated a broad social studies approach to the teaching of history. (DK)

Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Educational History, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Social Studies

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Policymakers

Language: English

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