1st Edition
Children's Thinking About Cultural Universals
466 Pages
by
Routledge
466 Pages
by
Routledge
466 Pages
by
Routledge
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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,... Read more
Contents: Introduction. Food. Clothing. Shelter. Communication. Transportation. Family Living. Government. Money and Childhood. Variation Across Socioeconomic Status, Achievement Level, and Gender. Overall Trends in the Findings and Their Implications for Early Social Studies.
Biography
Jere Brophy, Janet Alleman
"The work of Jere Brophy and Janet Alleman on cultural universals is well known in social studies education....It is important work...in tune with growing interest over the last 10-15 years in the subject-specific character of teaching, learning, and even curriculum design....Its relevance extends beyond social studies to fields such as science and child development."
—Stephen J. Thornton
Teachers College, Columbia University
