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The Social Studies: A Reform Movement for Building Nations and Educating Global Citizens.
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Barth, James L. – International Journal of Social Education, 1989
Traces the history of social studies curriculum in Africa, emphasizing three curriculum traditions: citizenship transmission, social science, and reflective inquiry. Discusses the Kenyan experience of integrating social studies into the curriculum, focusing on the change from a colonial educational system to one that reflects Kenyan values and…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Civics, Curriculum Development
Nineteenth Century Origins of the Social Studies Movement: Understanding the Continuity between Older and Contemporary Civic and U.S. History Textbooks.
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Barth, James L.; Shermis, S. Samuel – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1980
Compares selected United States history and civics textbooks from the 19th century with textbooks written from 1960 to 1980. Findings from this comparison indicated that despite differences in size and emphasis, stress and artistic appearance, United States history and civics texts of the present are essentially what they have always…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Botswana Social Studies: Citizenship and Nation Building.
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Barth, James L. – International Journal of Social Education, 1989
Describes the Botswana experience with social studies, dividing the discussion into three historical periods. Discusses the aims of education in Botswana as being the promotion of democratic principles, national development, self reliance, and social harmony. Maintains that social studies is crucial to citizenship education and nation building.…
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Civics, Democracy
Beliefs That Discipline the Social Studies.
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Barth, James L. – International Journal of Social Education, 1991
Discusses the nature of social studies as a discipline. Defines it as citizenship education for teaching students how to deal with change and conflict in society. Suggests that social studies teachers believe that content should be interdisciplinary, emphasize themes and concepts dealing with social and personal issues, and teach the process of…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Conflict, Decision Making