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Teaching the Social Sciences and History in Secondary Schools

A Methods Book

 

Social Science Education Consortium, Inc.

 

Teaching the Social Sciences and History in Secondary Schools is the result of a team of highly respected scholars and teachers, whose collaboration resulted in a fully integrated coverage of social studies teaching methods.  This text seriously addresses the topic of content in the social studies curriculum. In addition to content-specific chapters written by discipline experts, numerous teaching and learning activities adaptable for use with secondary students are included. The book was developed by a team of authors in association with the Social Science Education Consortium, Inc. (SSEC), a not-for-profit organization, comprised of leading social scientists and educators dedicated to the improvement of social studies education at all levels. SSEC is supported in part by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and a variety of international, national, and regional foundations.

Dynneson et al., Designing Effective Instruction for Secondary Social Studies, 3/E

Stockard, Handbook for Teaching Secondary School Social Studies

 

$58.95 list, 455 pages

10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-138-9

13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-138-2

© 1996

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“Excellent overview of the individual disciplines that make up the social science field. One of the few texts that actually meets the No Child Left Behind guidelines for preparing highly qualified teachers, and prepares them for the Praxis II exam.” — Christopher Maynard, University of North Alabama

“. . . An exciting and welcome addition to the secondary methods publications currently available. The novice teacher and the veteran alike can benefit from this book as a learning ‘how to teach’ tool and a resource for re-assessing and enhancing one’s teaching skills and abilities.” —Randall R. Butler, Northern Arizona University

“. . . An excellent reference and resource for beginning and professional teachers. It provides an excellent mix of theory, philosophy, application, modeling, and resources.” —J. Merrell Hansen, Brigham Young University

 

Table of Contents

 

1. Introduction (James C. Schott and Laurel R. Singleton)

Part I. TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES

2. The Social Studies: The Civic Process (Don Bragaw)

3. Teaching in the Real World (John P. Zola)

4. The Planning Process (John P. Zola)

Part II. THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HISTORY IN SCHOOL

5. Studying and Teaching Psychology (Michael Wertheimer, Tina Yeager, and Virginia L. Jones)

6. Studying and Teaching Sociology (J. Ross Eshleman and John P. Zola)

7. Studying and Teaching Political Science (Stephen L. Schechter and Jonathan Weil)

8. Studying and Teaching Economics (Suzanne Wiggins Helburn and H. Michael Hartoonian)

9. Studying and Teaching Anthropology (Roger C. Owen and Jack Zevin)

10. Studying and Teaching Geography (A. David Hill)

11. Studying and Teaching History (James R. Giese)

12. Integrating the Curriculum (James C. Schott)

Part III. PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION

13. Teaching Strategies (Laurel R. Singleton)

14. Using Instructional Materials (Laurel R. Singleton)

15. Classroom Assessment (Laurel R. Singleton)

Appendix A: Professional Organizations