Social Studies in Elementary Education (11th Edition) - Hardcover

Parker, Walter C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130213373 ISBN 13: 9780130213372

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2000

Synopsis

This practical, up-to-date book uses a clear and friendly tone to discuss diversity, technology, democratic citizenship, and expanding social studies across the curriculum. It details the mission of social studies education, considers the diversity of children in today's social studies classrooms, addresses the social studies curriculum, and explores effective instruction. The author applies educational concepts with specific classroom examples and field-tested lesson plans in this book. Chapter topics include concentration on three classic strategies for teaching social studies material at any grade level—concept formation, and inquiry, as well as a time-honored procedure for teaching social studies skills. Cutting-edge approaches on citizenship education, assessment, and all the social sciences are covered and then translated into practical, easy-to-learn methods. For elementary school teachers of social studies.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Comprehensive in scope, but streamlined in form, this widely-adopted exploration of social studies in elementary education is exceptionally up to date -- offering a solid foundation in both traditional and cutting-edge theory and pedagogy. It details the mission of social studies education, considers the diversity of children in today's social studies classrooms, addresses the social studies curriculum (what is taught), and explores effective instruction (how it is taught).

From the Back Cover:

This eleventh edition contains

• a strong focus on using technology to teach social studies
• expanded coverage of integrated thematic teaching
• cutting-edge coverage of voting and citizenship
• continued emphasis on teaching in a diverse society

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0130213373
• ISBN 13: 9780130213372
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 456