โ Scribed by Jere Brophy; Janet Alleman
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Drawing on interview data, the authors describe K-3 students' knowledge and thinking about basic aspects of the social world that are addressed in the elementary social studies curriculum. The interviews focused on human activities relating to nine cultural universals that are commonly addressed in the elementary social studies curriculum: food, clothing, shelter, communication, transportation, family living, childhood, money, and government. This volume synthesizes findings from the research and discusses their implications for curriculum and instruction in early social studies. Children's Thinking About Cultural Universals significantly expands the knowledge base on developments in children's social knowledge and thinking and, in addition, provides a wealth of information to inform social studies educators' and curriculum developers' efforts to match instruction to students' prior knowledge, both by building on already developed valid knowledge and by addressing common misconceptions. It represents a quantum leap in the availability of information on the trajectories of children's knowledge about common topics in primary elementary social studies education.
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
1 Introduction......Page 12
2 Food......Page 34
3 Clothing......Page 74
4 Shelter......Page 108
5 Communication......Page 164
6 Transportation......Page 220
7 Family Living......Page 264
8 Government......Page 324
9 Money and Childhood......Page 382
10 Variation Across Socioeconomic Status, Achievement Level, and Gender......Page 408
11 Overall Trends in the Findings and Their Implications for Early Social Studies......Page 424
References......Page 448
Author Index......Page 458
Subject Index......Page 462
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