Parent Perceptions of Social Studies: Do They Want Just the Basics?.

Evans, Charles S.; Weible, Thomas D.

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ERIC Number: EJ290624

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Publication Date: 1983

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Parent Perceptions of Social Studies: Do They Want Just the Basics?

Evans, Charles S.; Weible, Thomas D.

Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, v36 n2 p22-25 Aut 1983

A survey of parents in urban and rural school districts showed a strong belief in the importance of elementary school social studies and more support for innovations such as the curriculum guidelines of the National Council for the Social Studies than publicity about demands to return to basics would suggest. (IS)

Descriptors: Back to Basics, Curriculum Guides, Discovery Learning, Educational Change, Educational Planning, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Parent Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, School Surveys, Social Studies

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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