1st Edition
Early Childhood Social Studies Purpose, Content, and Methods from a Developmental Perspective
Part I 1. Social Studies and Child Development: A Perfect Match in Early Childhood Education 2. The What and Why of Social Studies 3. Child Development and Curricular Integration Part II 4. Assessing Young Children in Developmentally Appropriate Ways 5. Teaching Strategies in Early Childhood Social Studies Part III 6. Teaching Democratic Citizenship Education in Early Childhood Social Studies 7. Teaching Historical Time and Chronology in Early Childhood Social Studies 8. Teaching Perspective in Early Childhood Social Studies 9. Early Childhood Social Studies in the Informal Context Appendix
Biography
Kathryn M. Obenchain is Professor of Social Studies Education in the College of Education at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Megan L. Purcell is Clinical Professor in Human Development and Family Science in the College of Health and Human Sciences at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
"Obenchain, Purcell’s new book shows how to make social studies developmentally appropriate" Purdue University, College of Education, June 3rd, 2026: https://education.purdue.edu/news/2026/06/03/obenchain-purcells-new-book-shows-how-to-make-social-studies-developmentally-appropriate/
