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Palmer, Jesse J.; Smith, Ben A. – Georgia Social Science Journal, 1987
Argues that American Government courses offer opportunities for teaching geographic knowledge and skills. Shows how government and geography can be integrated. Concludes that geography must be included at every level of the social studies curriculum. (RKM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Geography, Geography Instruction, History Instruction
Hutcheson, Gwen – Georgia Social Science Journal, 1989
Describes the 1988 adoption of the Quality Core Curriculum (QCC) by the Georgia Board of Education. Discusses the QCC's role in defining and developing the study of geography within the social studies curriculum. Identifies and analyzes four as essential elements in a social studies program: knowledge, skills, attitudes/values, and social…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Concepts
Larkins, A. Guy – Georgia Social Science Journal, 1988
States that because of an unclear rationale for instructional goals, the expanding environment organizational scheme results in trivial course content. Recommends that elementary social studies be guided by a citizenship education rationale. Two illustrative lessons, using story, biography, and historical narrative, are provided: Sojourner Truth…
Descriptors: Biographies, Citizenship Education, Course Content, Curriculum Development
