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Shermis, S. Samuel – Social Studies, 2009
In honor of the 100th anniversary of "The Social Studies," the journal is reprinting this article, originally published in Vol. 55, No. 6 (November 1964). In this essay, Shermis explains that, while prior to 1914 the social studies did not exist, the field had come into existence within five years after World War I ended. The war, subsequent…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, War, Social Change