Handbook of research in social studies education / edited by Linda S. Levstik, Cynthia A. Tyson

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Introduction / Linda S. Levstik, Cynthia A. Tyson -- Continuity and change in social studies curriculum / Stephen J. Thornton -- Early elementary social studies / Jere Brophy, Janet Alleman -- What happens in social studies classrooms? : research on K-12 social studies practice / Linda S. Levstik -- Knowing and doing in democratic citizenship education / Walter C. Parker -- International political socialization research / Carole L. Hahn, Theresa Alviar-Martin -- Service-learning / Rahima Wade -- Controversial issues and democratic discourse / Diana Hess -- Diversity and citizenship education : historical, theoretical, and philosophical issues / James A. Banks, Diem Nguyen -- Social justice and the social studies / Kathy Bickmore -- Gender and sexuality in the social studies / Margaret Smith Crocco -- Global education / Guichun Zong, Angene H. Wilson, A. Yao Quashiga -- Assessment and accountability in the social studies / S.G. Grant, Cinthia Salinas -- Research on students' ideas about history / Keith C. Barton -- Research on K-12 geography education / Avner Segall, Robert J. Helfenbein -- Recent research on the teaching and learning of pre-collegiate economics / Steven L. Miller, Phillip J. VanFossen -- Technology and social studies / Kathleen Owings Swan, Mark Hofer -- The education of social studies teachers / Susan Adler -- The professional development of social studies teachers / Stephanie van Hover

Introduction

Continuity and change in social studies

Continuity and change in social studies curriculum

Early elementary social studies

What happens in social studies classrooms? Research on K-12 social studies practice

Civic competence in pluralist democracies

Knowing and doing in democratic citizenship education

International political socialization research

Service-learning

Controversial issues and democratic discourse

Diversity and citizenship education: Historical, theoretical, and philosophical issues

Social justice and the social studies

Social justice and the social studies

Gender and sexuality in the social studies

Global education

Assessment and accountability

Assessment and accountability in the social studies

Teaching and learning in the disciplines

Research on students' ideas about history

Research on K-12 geography education

Recent research on the teaching and learning of pre-collegiate economics

Information ecologies: Technology in the social studies

Technology and social studies

Teacher preparation and development

Education of social studies teachers

Professional development of social studies teachers

Author Index

Subject Index

This Handbook outlines the current state of research in social studies education – a complex, dynamic, challenging field with competing perspectives about appropriate goals, and on-going conflict over the content of the curriculum. Equally important, it encourages new research in order to advance the field and foster civic competence; long maintained by advocates for the social studies as a fundamental goal. In considering how to organize the Handbook, the editors searched out definitions of social studies, statements of purpose, and themes that linked (or divided) theory, research, and practices and established criteria for topics to include. Each chapter meets one or more of these criteria: research activity since the last Handbook that warrants a new analysis, topics representing a major emphasis in the NCSS standards, and topics reflecting an emerging or reemerging field within the social studies.