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Constructivism and the New Social Studies - A Collection of Classic Inquiry Lessons (Hardcover)
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Constructivism and the New Social Studies - A Collection of Classic Inquiry Lessons (Hardcover)
Series: Studies on the History of Education
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The New Social Studies refers to a flurry of academic and
commercial activity during the 1960s and 1970s that resulted in the
mass development and dissemination of revolutionary classroom
materials and teacher resources. In science as well as social
studies, a spirit of "inquiry-based teaching" filled the air during
this time, resulting in the development of curricula that were both
pedagogically innovative and intellectually rigorous.
Constructivism and the New Social Studies contains a collection of
classic lessons from some of the most successful projects of the
era, providing a resource of exceptional ideas and materials that
have stood the test of time. These revealing artifacts are
presented with commentaries from some of the original directors of
major projects, including Edwin Fenton, Barry Beyer, and Suzanne
Helburn. In addition to American and World History, groundbreaking
lessons are represented in Economics, Government, Sociology, and
Geography, including the Public Issues Series (Fred Newann), The
Amherst History Project (Richard Brown and Geoffrey Scheurman) and
Teaching American History: The Quest for Relevancy (Allan Kownslar,
Gerald Ponder, and Geneva Gay), and Man: A Course of Study (Peter
Dow). With a Foreword by Jerome Bruner, the volume not only
provides a resource of exceptional curriculum ideas and actual
materials, it also builds a lucid bridge between the theoretical
ideas of constructivism and the pedagogical principles of inquiry
learning. With over 50 years of expertise from curriculum history
and social studies pedagogy, the editors make the case that "guided
inquiry" as presented in these projects was constructivist by
design, offering a range of instructional methods that begin with
questions rather than answers and considers progress in terms of
the development of analytical skills and experimental habits of
mind rather than the mere acquisition of knowledge. Projects
developed during the New Social Studies serve as both an
interesting historical archive of powerful curricular innovations
as well as a treasure trove of actual lessons and materials still
useful in social studies classrooms striving to become more
constructivist. The lessons and other materials we chose should be
relevant if you are an historian, researcher, theorist, or teacher
of any subject, but it will be especially significant if you are
interested in the nature of social, civic, or historical literacy
in America, including how to teach for authentic achievement in
those areas.
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