Understanding Social Studies Curriculum
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What was the purpose of the social studies field in countries like the United States?

  • To focus solely on the study of history
  • To integrate the study of geography with human occupations
  • To absorb and recite facts
  • To promote social welfare and its development (correct)
  • Which individual valued inquiry as a process of learning and advocated for greater inquiry in elementary and secondary education?

  • National Education Association
  • Bureau of Education
  • Franklin Knight Lane
  • John Dewey (correct)
  • What was the purpose of the Committee on Social Studies, as established in 1912?

  • To create the Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education
  • To focus solely on the study of history
  • To restructure the American education system
  • To consolidate and standardize various subjects into a new subject called 'the social studies' (correct)
  • What was the content of Bulletin No. 28, published by the Bureau of Education in 1920?

    <p>The first written work dedicated entirely to the social studies subject</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what aspect did John Dewey value the study of history?

    <p>For its social processes and application to contemporary social problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of social studies at the level of higher education?

    <p>To integrate several disciplines into a coherent field of subject areas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term is used in the education system of the Australian state of New South Wales as a similar concept to social studies?

    <p>Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does social studies aim to train students for?

    <p>Informed, responsible participation in a diverse democratic society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which subjects does social studies encompass according to the text?

    <p>History, economics, geography and political science</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the term 'social studies' first coined for by American educators around the turn of the twentieth century?

    <p>A catch-all for various subjects including history, economics, geography and political science</p> Signup and view all the answers

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