Graduate Courses (Social Studies Education 257)
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Introduction to Social Studies Education (3)
Introduces concepts underlying instruction, development in curriculum and materials, and related topics.
Required of all graduate students in social studies education.
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Analysis of Social Studies Curricula (3)
Seminar on understanding, evaluating, and generating social studies curriculum, with a special focus on historical thinking and historiography.
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Censorship in Social Studies Education (3)
A seminar on theories, cases, and proposals regarding censorship in society and the schools; emphasis on social studies courses and the relation of academic freedom to censorship.
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Social Studies in the Elementary School (3)
The impact on the elementary school of new developments in social studies and new refinements in teaching of social studies; content, method, materials, and general curricular implications.
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Liberty versus Equality in Education (3)
Seminar on the values approach to equalizing educational opportunity; topics include school financing, student segregation, home and neighborhood backgrounds, and teacher expectations; ways of reducing inequality examined in light of the tension between the American values of liberty and equality.
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Topics in Social Studies Education (3)
Seminar focusing on a selected topic of current interest. Topics differ each time the course is offered. Consult instructor for description of topic under study.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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Civics, Citizenship, and Social Education (3)
Explores the theory and practice of civic education in contemporary schooling; examines current and historical literature on the topic of civic education and engagement; and considers the shaping and negotiation of students' emerging civic identities within and across multiple contexts.
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15:257:659
Research Problems in Social Studies Education (3)
Problem areas in social studies education; relevant and potential research topics and appropriate methodologies of study.
For doctoral students. Normally taken prior to 15:257:660.
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Seminar in Social Studies Education Research (3)
Current research in social studies education and development of research proposals.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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Social Studies Education Practicum (BA)
Laboratory course. Develop and field test a sequence of materials in social studies.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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Independent Study in Social Studies Education (BA)
Each student identifies and studies a substantive problem or issue in social studies education.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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