Towards effective social studies /
edited by Pamela Benson and Roger Openshaw.
- iv, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-212) and index.
Understanding Social Studies : addressing the challenges posed by recent reviews of the curriculum statement / Sandra Cubitt -- "Getting started" : shaping Social Studies teachers' thinking through formal professional development / John O'Neill -- Reporting on Social Studies classrooms then and now : how far have we come in four decades? / Roger Openshaw -- Planning and assessing Social Studies / Hugh Barr -- Confident, informed and responsible citizens : by what means? / Carol Mutch -- The purpose and substance of Social Studies : citizenship education possibilities / Graeme Aitken -- A "philosophy for children" approach to Social Studies / Clinton Golding -- Putting the "values" back into the values exploration process / Rowena Taylor and Rose Atkins -- Teaching "essential learning about New Zealand society" : rhetoric or reality? / Ruth Millar -- Who we are : learning about our identity in Social Studies / Dale Bailey.