Social Studies Today: Research and Practice

100 Key Points

by Walter C. Parker (Editor)

Social Studies Research and Practice inspires educators to think freshly and knowingly about social studies education in the early years of the twenty first century. Written by the field’s leading scholars, this collection provokes readers to consider the relationship of research and practice as they think through some of the most interesting challenges that animate social studies education today. Contributors to this volume include luminaries like James Banks, Carole Hahn, Keith Barton, Geneva Gay, Steve Thornton, Linda Levstik, Sam Wineburg, Fred Newmann and more. Each chapter tackles a specific issue and includes discussion of topics such as teaching history, learning tolerance, assessment, globalization, children’s literature, culturally relevant pedagogy, and teaching about genocide. Walter Parker not only pulled these chapters together but also contributes two of his own---both of which are sure to be cited as key works of this era. Accessible, compelling, and full of rich examples and illustrations, this collection showcases some of the most original thinking in the field and offers pre- and in-service teachers alike new ways to improve social studies instruction.

280 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2009

Reviews

[Adam Gutschenritter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like a lot of these research books, this book offers interesting perspectives to a variety of problems and a lot of varying solutions. The wide variety of topics makes the book generally helpful, but the lack of specific solutions makes this book a starting location for a teacher planning a new way to teach/update methods and not a resource for a new teacher planning lessons.