Descriptor
| Background | 1 |
| Curriculum Design | 1 |
| Curriculum Development | 1 |
| Elementary School Curriculum | 1 |
| History Instruction | 1 |
| Instructional Innovation | 1 |
| Instructional Materials | 1 |
| Persuasive Discourse | 1 |
| Social Studies | 1 |
Author
| Alleman, Janet | 1 |
| Brophy, Jere | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkBrophy, Jere; Alleman, Janet – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2006
This article describes and defends a revision of the traditional elementary social studies curriculum rationale. It calls for retaining most of the same topics, but developing them more coherently and shifting emphasis from the expanding communities sequence to introducing students to the fundamentals of the human condition as the primary…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Elementary School Curriculum
