Case Studies of Teaching and Learning in Social Studies

Book details for Case Studies of Teaching and Learning in Social Studies

Series: Advances in Research on Teaching v. 4

Contributor(s): Jere E. Brophy (volume editor),

Format: Hardback, 230 x 150 x 16mm , x,300 pp

Publication date: 05 Sep 1993

Imprint: JAI Press Inc.

ISBN: 9781559387422

Price: £62.95

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Synopsis

This fourth volume in the series discusses such topics as building a sense of history in a first-grade classroom, teaching for understanding in a third-grade geography lesson, and social studies education in an urban fourth-grade classroom.

Contents

Planning and managing learning activities - basic principles, Jere Brophy and Janet Alleman; analysis of the activities in a social studies curriculum, Janet Alleman and Jere Brophy; the task and the teacher - enhancing student thoughtfulness in science, Phyllis C. Blumenfeld; investigating work groups to promote problem solving in mathematics, Thomas L. Good et al; thinking and authority in elementary-school mathematics tasks, Ralph T. Putnam; the tasks of school literacy - trends and issues, Elfrieda H. Hiebert and Charles W. Fisher; designing worthwhile activities in elementary art, Wanda T. May; conclusion - comments on an emerging field, Jere Brophy.