Social Studies for the Twenty-First Century

Now in its 5th edition, this popular text offers practical, interesting, exciting ways to teach social studies and a multitude of instructional and professional resources for teachers. "Build Your Own Lesson" additions to each chapter encourage improvisation and inquiry-based teaching and learning across subjects.

Autorentext

Jack Zevin is Emeritus Professor of Social Studies Education at Queens College, City University of New York, USA.

Inhalt

Part I: Philosophy and History of Social Studies: What is (are) the Social Studies?; 1. Social Studies: Definition, Organization, and Orientation; 2. The Fields of Social Studies: Setting Didactic, Reflective and Affective Goals; Part II: Teachers and Students: A Context for Social Studies Instruction; 3. Teacher Roles for Student Audiences; Part III: Strategies for Social Studies Instruction; 4. Teaching Strategies for Lower Level Skills; 5. Teaching Strategies for Higher Level Skills; 6. Assessment in Social Studies; Part IV: Teaching the Social Studies Curriculum; 7. Teaching World/Global Studies; 8. Teaching U.S. Government and Civics; Part V: Multiple Media for Multiple Intelligences in the Social Studies; 9. Teaching in the Age of Internet: Multiple Literacy for Many Media; Part VI: The Social Studies Classroom: Professional Issues and Trends; 10. A Future for the Social Studies Classroom