Innovative Social Studies in Urban Elementary Schools. Profiles of Promise 13.

Autor/inn/en	Watford, Robert; Haley, Frances
Institution	Social Science Education Consortium, Inc., Boulder, CO.; ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Boulder, CO.
Titel	Innovative Social Studies in Urban Elementary Schools. Profiles of Promise 13.
Quelle	(1973), (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Community Involvement; Community Problems; Community Study; Experiential Learning; Inquiry; Instructional Innovation; Intermediate Grades; Political Issues; Problem Solving; Self Concept; Social Action; Social Problems; Social Studies; Sociology; Student Participation; Urban Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Mittelstufe; Politischer Faktor; Problemlösen; Selbstkonzept; Soziales Handeln; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Gemeinschaftskunde; Soziologie; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Stadterkundung
Abstract	ISSUES, an intermediate-grade social studies program, actively involves 2,000 Kansas City students of their urban communities. Psychological and sociological perspectives on urban problems stress helping children to better understand social realities, their peers, and themselves. The students spend approximately half of their social studies time outside of the classroom investigating topics of their own choice. Indoor activities include reading and writing to record facts and create impressions, verbal interaction in discussion groups, activity planning, and listening to speakers. Students use instamatic and movie cameras to document their investigations. Student surveys of community characteristics such as neighborhood street lights and numbers of occupants per dwellings create spinoff community activities that are improving neighborhoods. Support for teachers participating in the program includes workshops, teacher-student curriculum materials, and in-school consultants services. Evaluation of the program indicates not only greater social awareness on the part of the students but also greater confidence and personal interest in the community around them. (JH)
Anmerkungen	Social Science Education Consortium, 855 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80302 ($9.00 for 30 issues)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC