Handbook on Teaching Social Issues
NCSS Bulletin No. 93
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- Description
- Contents
There’s no book like this one for educators interested in issues-centered teaching. More than 40 experts have contributed articles offering comprehensive coverageof the field of social issues education. In addition to a full examination of objectives and methods, contributors show how social issues can be taught as part of history, geography, the social sciences, and global and environmental studies. The challenges of assessment, curriculum, and effective teacher education are fully explored. With its teaching ideas and useful resource section, this book is an indispensable addition to your library!
Foreword, Shirley H. Engle.
- Part I. Definition and Rationale.
- Part II. Reflective Teaching Strategies.
- Part III. Cultural Diversity.
- Part IV. Historical Topics and Themes.
- Part V. Geography, Global Studies and the Environment.
- Part VI. Social Sciences.
- Part VII. An Issues-Centered Curriculum.
- Part VIII. Assessment.
- Part IX. Teacher Education and Supervision.
- Part X. Future-Oriented, Issues-Centered Education.
- Part XI. Materials and Resources.
- Afterword.