Publication Date: January 16, 2004
Pages: 224
The history of social studies is a story of dramatic turf wars among competing political camps. In this volume, Ronald Evans describes and interprets this history and the continuing battles over the purposes, content, methods, and theoretical foundations of the social studies curriculum. This fascinating volume:
Ronald W. Evans is a nationally recognized scholar in social studies education and a professor in the School of Teacher Education at San Diego State University.
"Evans' book is a fascinating tour of the competing forces that have shaped social studies curriculum in the United States. It offers one important reminder after another that what schools teach about the nature of society has always been a contested terrain."
—Bill Bigelow, co-editor, Rethinking Globalization: Teaching for Justice in
an Unjust World
“This history is told through the eyes of an issues-centered educator. It is MUST READING for all social studies educators.”
—Anna S. Ochoa-Becker, Professor Emeritus, School of Education, Indiana University
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