The Hope for American School Reform: The "New Social Studies"

Join this award-winning researcher as he examines the inquiry-oriented "new social studies" movement of the 1960s, exploring its Cold War context; its transition from a focus on science education to broader involvement in the social sciences; its theoretical underpinnings, development, and dissemination of new materials; adnt eh reactions from scholars, teachers, and others. Implications for today's educators will be discussed.