Goals of Social Studies Education by Lee Flamand Overview The term "social studies" usually designates the introductory and intermediate level of social science education at the elementary and secondary school levels. However‚ it also encompasses a good amount of specialized knowledge drawn from fields of study that are usually found in post-secondary instruction‚ such as economics‚ political science‚ sociology and anthropology. The goals of a social studies education are to instill students
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Multiculturalism in Social Studies Grand Canyon University: EED 570 December 17‚ 2013 Introduction Multicultural education emerged in the early 1990’s so as to address to social-educational needs of people/society that continued to struggle with the realization and believes of monoculture. Multicultural relates to a number of communities that consist of multiple cultures. Over the past 20 years or so‚ there were a number of issues that were influenced by cultural indifferences. During this
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perceptions of of how other members of our social groups think and act. Social norms focus on peer influences which have a greater impact on individual behavior rather than biological‚ personality‚ familial‚ religious‚ cultural and other influences (Berkowitz & Perkins‚ 1986A; Perkins‚ 2002). Peer influences are based more on what we think our peers believe and do (the "perceived norm") than on their real beliefs and actions (the "actual norm"). This study will explore how the mere presence of others
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Social Justification In the Great Gatsby During the time period of the novel The Great Gatsby by Scott F. Fitzgerald the U.S was in the midst of the famous Jazz Age in which the economy was expanding vastly‚ but also‚ shifting social attitudes. The lower class dreamed of living the American Dream that their eyes could see‚ but were oblivious to the true lives behind the elegant parties‚ and opulent components that made up the upper class. The rich were covered by a vast blanket of illusion that
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Running Head: SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTION Social Studies Instruction Samantha Lewis Grand Canyon University: EED465 April 6‚ 2011 Social Studies Instruction Social studies covers many different topics that each contain an enormous amount of information. Educators are responsible for determining what topics to cover‚ how much information is to be taught on each topic‚ and how to go about teaching the information. There are several different approaches that a teacher can take. Teachers
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Philippine International School Bldg No. 223-225‚ Al Bahjourashi St‚ Suleimania District‚ Riyadh‚ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Poverty In partial fulfillment of the requirements in Social Studies VII Torres‚ Iziah Andrei D. VII- Galilei Abstract This study proposes to evaluate public attitudes toward poverty‚ attributions for poverty‚ and support for public programs and policies aimed at eliminating poverty. It will examine public
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Social-Studies Year 2014 Name of Candidate: Candidate Number: Name of Centre: Centre Number: Territory: Teacher: Date of Submission: September 30th‚ 2013 Title: Views of students in my school on the topic ‘abortion’ Acknowledgements The successful completion of this project would not have been possible without the help of my Social-Studies instructor Ms. Denise Bascom
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6. How would the full implementation of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) affect the chosen sector in your country of study? Could you firm’s development be enhanced OR hurt by this development? In Barbados‚ the financial sector will be affected by the full implementation of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) by allowing legal and administrative restrictions by affecting the free flow of trade and labor. The main issue is really whether CSME will work for Barbados when
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Social Studies S.B.A on Sexual activities amongst Jamaican Teenagers | Why so many Jamaican teenagers are having sex? | | Why are so many Jamaican teenagers sexually active? Acknowledgement I wish to thank my Social Studies teacher Mr. Reid for giving me the go ahead on this S.B.A. I also wish to thank my parents for providing me with the needed supplies to ensure that this Social Studies S.B.A would be completed. Special thanks go to Samaya Johnson‚ Tajey Johnson and Javone Rowe‚ for
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social studiesACKNOWLEDGEMENT The speedy completion of this study would not have been possible without the intervention of a number of people’s expertise. Consequently‚ I would like to thank the citizens of Washington Gardens for their cooperation and valuable time spent on answering these questionnaire distributed to them. Also‚ much gratitude going towards my mother who was a major help in helping me to distribute the questionnaire and also for printing the papers. Finally‚ a big commendation
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