Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-197) and index.
Contents
Introduction: The struggle for social studies -- Establishing traditional history -- The 1916 compromise : the report on social studies -- Social studies in hard times : social reconstructionism and the educational frontier -- War and the war on social studies -- The Cold War and the return to academic study -- The era of the new social studies -- The runaway train of standards reform -- Conclusion: The continuing struggle for meaningful learning.
