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Peer reviewedGrant, S. G. – Social Education, 1995
Maintains that there soon will be a rush to review recent state and national efforts to establish curriculum standards. Describes three nightmares and three possibilities for substantive change. Discusses the role of the National Council for the Social Studies in the standards development movement. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedVanSledright, Bruce A.; Grant, S. G. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1994
Maintains that the field of social studies defines its central purpose through endorsements of citizenship education. Reports on three case studies of elementary teachers using Catherine Cornbleth's three types of citizenship education: the illusory, the technical, and the constructive. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedVanSledright, B. A.; Grant, S. G. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1991
Argues for a conversational community within the social studies profession. Explores relevant attributes of such a community. Suggests that researchers ask (1) who speaks, (2) the topics of discourse, and (3) how language is used. Concludes that a conversational community does exist but is kept from its full potential by distrust between teachers…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Communication Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
