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A volume in Research in Curriculum and Instruction
Series Editor: O. L. Davis, Jr. The University of Texas at Austin
In many elementary classrooms, social studies has taken a back seat to English
Language Arts and Mathematics in the wake of No Child Left Behind and Race to
the Top This volume is not another hand-wringing lament. On the contrary, the
elementary educators who have contributed to this volume have a positive set of
stories to tell about how social studies can play a central role in the elementary classroom, how teachers can integrate
social studies knowledge and skills throughout the school day, and how this learning can carry over into
children's homes and communities.
The seven case studies in this book, one at each elementary grade level, highlight exemplary teachers in whose
classrooms social studies is alive and well in this age of accountability. At the end of each case study, each
teacher provides advice for elementary teachers of social studies. Our hope is that elementary teachers and prospective
teachers, elementary principals, social studies supervisors, staff developers, and professors of elementary
social studies methods who study the stories that we tell can be
empowered to return social studies to its rightful place in the curriculum.
About the author
Andrea S. Libresco Hofstra University USA
Janet Alleman Michigan State University USA
Sherry L. Field University of Texas at Austin USA
Jeff Passe The College of New Jersey USA
