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Publication Date: 1995
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Transformational Challenges to the Social Science Disciplines: Implications for Social Studies Teaching and Learning.
Banks, James A.
Theory and Research in Social Education, v23 n1 p2-20 Win 1995
Contends that 1960 and 1970 social studies projects reflected institutionalized mainstream academic knowledge in the social sciences. Calls for closing the gap between transformational knowledge and the teaching of social studies in public schools. (CFR)
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology, Females, Higher Education, Historiography, Learning Theories, Minority Groups, Racial Bias, Sex Bias, Social Sciences, Social Studies
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Policymakers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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