pls i need paper work on the problemsof teaching social studies and references.
can anyone help on this paper work thing.

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Clarification of Question by delsuresearch-ga on 29 Aug 2003 10:51 PDT

i need references.

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 05 Sep 2003 13:19 PDT

Hello delsuresearch-ga,

I’ve started researching your question and I’ve discovered that some
of the literature addresses problems of teaching social studies in
specific geographic locations or by academic level (elementary, middle
school, high school, etc.). This topic seems to be covered in many
teacher training programs.

Please tell me a little more about your research project. Where are
you teaching social studies? What level students are you interested
in? The more information you can share, the more likely I will be able
to get you what you need.

I look forward to your clarification.

czh

Hello again delsuresearch-ga,

You asked for research to help you address the problems of teaching
social studies. My explorations revealed that there are huge
collections of resources available to help you with all aspects of
this topic. I’ve organized the material into several categories to
help you find the references you need.

I wish you well with your project.

czh

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PROBLEMS IN TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES
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http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/taskforce/social_studies/sstf.pdf
Report of the British Columbia Social Studies Task Force
Teaching for Understanding in Social Studies
***** This 17 page report examines the problems with teaching social
studies and offers solutions for improving teaching practices.

http://www.mdk12.org/
School Improvement in Maryland
http://www.mdk12.org/instruction/standards/social_studies/
Maryland Social Studies Standards
It is the responsibility of the social studies to prepare young people
to identify, understand, and work to resolve problems that confront
them, their communities, the nation, and the international community.
To accomplish these tasks and work effectively as citizens, students
need knowledge of past civilizations and the role that economics,
geography and sociopolitical concepts have played. Students should
also understand the roles of individuals and groups in their own
society and in other societies around the world.
***** This web site shows Maryland’s efforts in setting standards for
social studies education. Follow the links for finding out about
standards for content, learning goals and all other aspects of social
studies education. Other states have similar programs.

http://www.quasar.ualberta.ca/css/Css_35_4/ARsocstud_through_arts.htm
Three Methods for Teaching the Social Studies to Students through the
Arts
This article explores the purposes, processes, and products of
encountering drama in social studies classrooms. The authors define
drama as scripted, interpretive, and original experiences. The
scripted experiences communicate to an audience or a group a common
purpose, meaning, or idea. The students take the narrative and actions
previously constructed and pretend they are their own while providing
a public performance of a previously constructed work. The
interpretative drama experience provides a situation for the
individual to react within it. It helps the student to determine point
of view of establishing character and place, but the product must
relate to the framework given. The original drama experience must
allow the students to be proactive to construct a new situation. It
must allow students to synthesize content knowledge aesthetics in a
new form, and students must create a new product.

http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/afdig.htm
Teaching about Africa. ERIC Digest.
People from African countries who visit the United States often are
stunned by how little Americans know about African cultures. Africa is
a large continent more than three times the size of the continental
United States, and it contains over 50 independ ent countries. One out
of every three member states in the United Nations is an African
country. One out of every ten people in the world lives on the African
continent. Increasingly, the United States has trading and corporate
ties to African countries. Now, more than ever, our students need a
basic understanding of Africa.
SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHING ABOUT AFRICA 
Four key suggestions are presented.

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RESOURCES FOR TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES
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http://www.ncss.org/online/
National Council for the Social Studies 
Social studies educators teach students the content knowledge,
intellectual skills, and civic values necessary for fulfilling the
duties of citizenship in a participatory democracy. The mission of
National Council for the Social Studies is to provide leadership,
service, and support for all social studies educators.
***** This is a portal site to help you with all aspects of teaching
social studies. It offers a wide collection of resources.

http://www.ncss.org/standards/
NCSS leads the profession in setting the standards with the
publication of Expectations of Excellence: Curriculum Standards for
Social Studies and Standards for the Preparation of Social Studies
Teachers.
**** See links to the Standards for Learning and Standards for
Teaching

http://www.ed.gov/free/what.html
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
More than 30 Federal agencies formed a working group in 1997 to make
hundreds of Federally supported teaching and learning resources easier
to find. The result of that work is the FREE web site. For an overview
of what's available here at FREE, please visit the site map.
Each month we add new teaching and learning resources. Please let us
know what you think. If you like this site, you may be interested also
in the...
http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/cfapps/free/displaysubject.cfm?sid=9
Social studies
***** This site offers links to 670 social studies resources.

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/
Houghton Mifflin Education Place
The Social Studies Center: social studies-related resources that
include textbook support, an interactive geography game, outline maps,
a discussion forum,

http://cc.ysu.edu/~rlhoover/ClassConnections/ss_links.html
Dr. Hoover's Social Studies Methods Hyperlink Page
Important Social Studies Sites:
***** This site offers a large collection of links to help you with
finding resources for the teaching of social studies.

http://www.indiana.edu/~ssdc/
ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education
The ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education
(ERIC/ChESS) offices are located at the Social Studies Development
Center (SSDC) of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
ERIC/ChESS is a component of ERIC (Educational Resources Information
Center) , the education information service supported by the U.S.
Department of Education , the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) ,
and the National Library of Education .

ERIC, which serves teachers, parents, administrators, policymakers,
researchers, students, and anyone else interested in information on
education, consists of 16 subject-oriented clearinghouses across the
nation. Each clearinghouse specializes in a broad subject area as it
relates to education; ERIC/ChESS, for instance, specializes in social
studies, social science education, music education, and art education.

http://surfaquarium.com/ssproj.htm
Innovative Teaching – Social Studies Project Resources

http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/K_12/Social_Studies/
K-12 Social Studies
 Directory > Education > K-12 > Social Studies

http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/
California State University, Northridge
Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers
Dr. Marty Levine, Professor Emeritus of Secondary Education,
California State University, Northridge (CSUN), has gathered lesson
plans and resources from the Internet which social studies teachers
will find useful. These materials are presented in the table below.
Select from the table to go directly to that section.
***** This is an excellent collection of resources addressing all
aspects of teaching social studies.

http://www.sitesforteachers.com/resources_sharp/socialstudies.html
Sites For Teachers – Social Studies

http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/SS_Ed_Bookmarks.html
Social Studies Curriculum Links

http://www.udel.edu/dssep/strategies.htm
University of Delaware
Strategies for Teaching Social Studies

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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS/CLASSES IN TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES
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http://www.itek.ac.ug/curriculum/sst/unit%201/list.htm
Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo, Kyambogo University (KYU),
Kampala, Uganda
Introduction to Social Studies Education
http://www.itek.ac.ug/curriculum/sst/unit%201/topics/problems.htm 
Problems of teaching and learning Social Studies.
http://www.itek.ac.ug/curriculum/sst/unit%201/topics/solutions.htm 
Solutions to the problems of teaching Social Studies.
As a Social Studies student, you know that people search for solutions
to their problems. Similarly in Social Studies the difficulties we
have identified can be solved .
Instructional materials
(ii) Qualified teachers
(iii) Appropriate methods
(iv) Social Studies as a discipline and the need for commitment
(v) Evaluation
***** This is a curriculum guide that discusses the issues, problems
and solutions of teaching social studies in a new curriculum in
Uganda. The principles are applicable in any location.

http://www.shsu.edu/gradcat/eed.html 
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
College of Education and Applied Science
EED 596 PROBLEMS IN TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES. Study is made of recent
trends in elementary social studies programs and instructional
approaches. Application of research findings to improving the teaching
and learning of social studies is emphasized.

http://www.umsl.edu/curriculum/COURSES/DESCRIPTION/0300/7620/452999945.html
University of Missouri, St. Louis
PROBLEMS OF TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS 452
Credit hours: 3.0 
A review of recent developments in the teaching of secondary school
social studies. Special attention is given to research and scholarship
involving instructional and curricular problems, especially in the
metropolitan St. Louis area. Emphasis is palced upon development of
effective materials, techniques, and resources. The course is designed
primarily for teachers and supervisors in secondary school social
studies programs.

http://www.umsl.edu/curriculum/COURSES/DESCRIPTION/2000/2000/450999945.html
PROBLEMS OF TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 450
Credit hours: 3.0 
A classroom-oriented study of curricular and instructional problems
encountered in social studies. Emphasis is placed upon development of
materials, techniques, and resources.

http://www.grad.ku.ac.th/bulletin/3-bulletin/06_educa/
Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
160528 Problems inTeaching 2 (2-0) Social Studies 
Problems concerning social studies objectives and instruction;
consideration of those problems in modifying teaching and learning
social studies.

http://www.fhsu.edu/history/h479.htm
HISTORY 479 -- METHODS OF TEACHING SECONDARY SOCIAL STUDIES
This course provides study of the methods, materials, and problems of
teaching social studies in secondary schools.  After taking this
course prospective teachers will recognize the need for planning in
teaching, will recognize their responsibility to read journals in
their field, will accept and use some of the newer innovations for
instruction, will be familiar with the variety of teaching materials
that are available to the ambitious teacher, will realize the
importance of individual differences to instructional programs, and
will realize the importance of speaking, spelling, and writing
correctly.

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/class/edis/560/fall/
Curry School of Education, University of Virginia
TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES -- EDIS 560

http://academic.mwsc.edu/ascher/his465/index2002.html
Missouri Western State College 
His 465:  Methods of Teaching Social Studies.  [3]  
Principles and methods of teaching social studies in secondary school;
 objectives, problems, materials, and methods applied to the social
studies curriculum.

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/class/edis/560/fall/
Curry School of Education, University of Virginia
TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES -- EDIS 560

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BOOKS ON TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES
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http://www.pep.educ.ubc.ca/social.html
Pacific Educational Press
Books on Social Studies Education
teaching social studies

http://www.powells.com/subsection/EducationTeachingSocialStudies.18.html
Powell's Books
Teaching Social Studies 
There are 651 books in this aisle.

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-0024313521-3
Teaching Elementary Social Studies: Principles and Applications

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-0791449610-1
The Social Studies Curriculum: Purposes, Problems, and Possibilites

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-0321086678-3
Elementary Social Studies: A Practical Guide

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=17-0130826227-0
Effective Teaching in Elementary Social Studies

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-032500448x-2
Seeing the Whole Through Social Studies

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-0325003165-2
Social Studies Excursions, K-3: Book Two: Powerful Units on
Communication, Transportation, and Family Living

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-032500479x-2
GIS in Social Studies and Environmental Science: Teachers and Students
Using Geographic Information Systems

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-0028957903-1
Handbook of Research on Social Studies Teaching and Learning

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-013093738x-1
Social Studies for Elementary School Classrooms: Preparing Children to
Be Global Citizens

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-1576904679-0
Social Studies Through the Year-Primary

http://www.socialstudies.com/
Social Studies School Service -- providing quality educational
resources for over 35 years. Your satisfaction is guaranteed.


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