ELE3340, Social Studies in the Elementary and Middle School

Suggested Readings 

Note: Themed issues of Social Education, Social Studies and the Young Learner, Theory and Research in the Social Studies, and the Phi Delta Kappan, American Educator, Social Studies Research and Practice (http://www.socstrpr.org) are of exceptional value and relevance. 

Apple, M. (1993). Official knowledge: Democratic education in a conservative age.  New York: Routledge.
Banks, J.  (2005). Cultural diversity and education: Foundations, curriculum and  teaching. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Banks, J. (1999). Teaching strategies for the social studies: Decision-making and citizen action.  New York: Longman.

Brophy, J., & Alleman, J. (May, 1991). Activities as instructional tools: A framework for analysis and evaluation.  Educational Research, 20, 9-22.

Dewey, J. (1938).  What is social study? Progressive Education, 15 (May), 367-369.

Dewey, J. (1916).  Democracy and education.  New York: MacMillan.

Hirsch, E.D. (2004). Cultural literacy: What every american needs to know. New York: Vintage Books.

Johnson, D. & Johnson, R. (1999). Learning together and alone. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Johnson, D. &  Johnson, R. & Smith, K. (1998). Maximizing instruction through cooperative learning. ASEE Prism 7. 6, 24-29.

Kohn, A. (February, 1997). How not to teach values. Phi Delta Kappan, 78, 429-439.
 
Lindquist, T. (1997).  Ways that work. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Lindquist, T. & Selwyn, D. (2000). Social studies at the center: Integrating kids, content, and literacy.  Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Lindquist, T. (2002). Seeing the whole through social studies. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann

Mussen, P., & Eisenberg-Berg, N. (1977).  Roots of caring, sharing, and helping: The development of prosocial behavior in children.  New York: Freeman.

Ochoa-Becker, A. (2001). A Critique of the NCSS curriculum standards. Social Education, 65, 165-172
Parker, W. C. (2003). Teaching democracy: Unity and diversity in public life. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
Sapon-Shevin, M (1998). Because we can change the world: A practical guide to building cooperative, inclusive classroom communities. 
Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Taba, H., Durkin, M. C., McNaughton, A. H., & Fraenkel, J. R. (1967). Teacher’s handbook for elementary social studies (introductory ed.). Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley

Tomlinson, C. & McTighe, J. (2006). Integratng differentiated instruction and understanding by design.
Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Wiggins, G, & McTighe, J (2005). Understanding by design.  Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision  and Curriculum Development.