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Social Studies Review: Official journal of the California Council for the Social Studies provides articles for teachers and anyone with a general interest in history or social science education.

Social Studies Review

Most Recent Articles from Social Studies Review

Towards a Rebirth for Civics
California's highly regarded framework of instruction for history-social science describes knowledge and cultural understanding, democratic...
4/1/07 by Clark, Todd · More from publication
California Survey of Civic Education, The
"The qualifications for self-government are not innate. They are the result of habit and long training." -Thomas Jefferson Democracy's Health at...
4/1/07 by Kahne, Joseph Middaugh, Joseph Middaugh, Ellen Croddy · More from publication
Civic Mission of our Nation's Schools, The
"Democracy needs to be reborn in each generation and education is its mid-wife" -John Dewey, leading 20th Century Education Theorist Our Nation is...
4/1/07 by McConnell, Ted · More from publication
Sending a Message? Use Stamps!
Purpose Using stamps for instruction is an easy and effective way to encourage students to explore social studies topics. There are stamps to...
4/1/07 by Betts, Brenda · More from publication
Focus on an Educator
Looking out from my window on the train, I mused about the endless rows of houses. It was like a picture of history - newer subdivisions with large,...
4/1/07 by Geyer, Pat · More from publication
Teaching History-Social Studies: A Social Action Approach
A lot of challenges abound for the teaching of history-social studies in schools. Teachers of history and social studies are frequently looking for...
4/1/07 by Domnwachukwu, Chinaka · More from publication