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Hantula, James – Georgia Social Science Journal, 1986
Shows how to use common topics within area studies to develop important social studies skills. The example provided illustrates how to develop data analysis, data evaluation, problem solving, and map skills using the topics of bamboo and the Bhopal, India, chemical disaster. (JDH)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies