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Peer reviewedEngle, Shirley H. – Social Education, 1985
Despite all the technology at educators' disposal, the field of social studies is more uncertain of its goals and more intellectually confused than ever before. The failure to deal in a rigorous and uncluttered way with current social problems is one of the most unconscionable defects in the social studies today. (RM)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Problems, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedEngle, Shirley H. – Social Studies, 1989
Outlines a method for modifying the current social studies curriculum so it can be taught from an issue-centered approach. States that conventional courses in history and geography would be organized around the study of a select number of important issues and illustrates the way these classes would be taught using this approach. (SLM)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
Peer reviewedEngle, Shirley H. – Social Education, 1971
In light of the goal of the Social Studies, the development of good citizens, the author explores the character of a necessary and sufficient" social studies program and its relationship to the Social Sciences. (JB)
Descriptors: Citizenship, Comparative Analysis, Political Socialization, Social Problems
Engle, Shirley H. – 1977
The paper analyzes the multifaceted nature of current citizenship education programs and suggests a model which would reconcile the differences between conflicting program approaches. One problem of citizenship education is lack of consensus on its goals and content. Some programs emphasize socialization to established rules of social and…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Course Content
Engle, Shirley H.; Longstreet, Wilma S. – 1972
The authors of this book determine that traditional social studies curricula are no longer relevant to helping students cope as informed citizens in a changing society and offer a new approach to social education focusing on the full range of data sources, media, and forms of human action. The social studies curricula outlined here are based on…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Books, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedEngle, Shirley H.; Ochoa, Anna – Social Education, 1986
Offers a conception of the K-12 social studies curriculum based upon a probing treatment of problems, ideas, and values of democracy. Maintains that democracy must be practiced in the schools if effective democratic citizenship is expected. Offers four guidelines for curriculum development, and identifies seven curriculum strands. (JDH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Citizenship Education, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedEngle, Shirley H. – Social Education, 1990
Criticizes the National Commission on Social Studies in the Schools' report, "Charting a Course: Social Studies for the 21st Century." Questions the report's chronological exposition of history, exclusion of social problems until twelfth grade, emphasis on content, lack of selectivity, and declarative mood. Contends that, by ignoring…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Content Analysis, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Critical Thinking
