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Resources for School Subjects and Cultural Issues:
Social Studies
Changes
to ERIC: The
Educational Resources Informational Center (ERIC) website was restructured
during
2004.
If a CIP Resource link does not function, notify Evelyn Jacob
at ejacob@gmu.edu.
ERIC changes that affect CIP Resources for Social Studies include
the following:
The ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education website has
been discontinued. Most resources can be found at the Social Studies Development Center website at the Indiana University School of Education.
Immediately below are social
studies resources for general instructional purposes followed by social
studies links for specific grade levels. When you click
on a resource link, a new browser window will open on top of this CIP
Web site window.
Some of these resources are maintained by the George
Mason University library system. To learn how to use this system as an
off-campus student, read the Library
Services for Distance Learners information.
General
Resources for Social Studies
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- Websites/Portals
- American Memory from the Library of Congress
"American Memory" provides information, lesson plans, and lesson content on the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than "7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections." (reviewed 12/3/03)
- History and Social Studies, Multicultural Education Paths
Links from the Multicultural Pavillion to resources containing information on US history from the perspectives of various racial, ethnic, and cultural groups and genders. Also contains links to history resources for other countries. (reviewed 10/6/03)
- Multicultural/Cultural/Global/Peace
Education
& Conflict Management
This page offers links providing
multinational
resources on history, culture, economics, politics and religion
designed to promote awareness and tolerance of diversity. It
is part of the
Social Studies Development Center website,
which contains digests, resource links, and organizational contacts
for social studies, many of which were housed at the Educational
Resources Information Clearinghouse (ERIC)
for Social Studies Education until 12/19/03. (reviewed
1/5/04).
- Multicultural Education Links - Resources Sites
The “Multicultural Education: Historic Collections” section within this Multicultural Pavillion page provides links to historical information pertinent to minorities, such as Native Americans, women, and African Americans (see also, “History and Social Studies, Multicultural Education Paths,” listed above. (reviewed
12/2/03)
- "Posts" Perspectives
on Anti-Oppressive Education in Social Studies, English,
Mathematics, and Science Classrooms
This
article appeared in the April 2001, Volume 30, Issue 3 of Educational Researcher
Online. "The
author [Kevin K. Kumashiro] focuses on two main theoretical
constructs: unknowability, multiplicity,
and
looking beyond the known; and resistance, crisis, and resignifying
the self." He discusses research resources for educators to use
in order to challenge multiple forms of oppression in social
studies, English, mathematics, and science classrooms. Free Adobe Reader required to read the article. (reviewed
12/24/03)
- TeacherServe from the National Humanities
This section of the National Humanities Center website provides curriculum resources and essays on religion and culture in America from the 17th through the 20th centuries. (reviewed
11/12/03)
- Teaching about Religion
"This website is designed to serve professional educators... teaching about religion in history, social studies, and religious studies.” Includes background information, a discussion of teaching methods, lesson content, and links to related resources. (reviewed 11/13/03)
- World-Wise Schools: Peace Corps
An education program sponsored by the Peace Corps to encourage cross-cultural understanding. It includes lesson plans and classroom activities for educators, learning
resources for students, and documented experiences of Peace
Corps volunteers. (reviewed 12/2/03)
- Papers, Conferences and Reports
- The eight curriculua of multicultural citizenship education
This article appeared in Multicultural Education Volume
10, Issue 1, in Fall 2002. The author, Daniel Schugurensky, uses the metaphor of "curriculum" to examine the influence that formal and informal experiences inside and outside the classroom have on students' understanding of multicultural issues. The article can be read online at
the George
Mason University Library Website by
going to the e-journals
section and referencing ISSN: 1068-3844.
(reviewed 12/2/03)
- Multicultural social studies: The local history connection
This article by Anita C Danker appeared in Volume
94, Issue 3 of The Social Studies May/June 2003.
"Danker promotes the incorporation of local history in US history courses at the K-12 level, in keeping with the goal of preparing students for the rigors of standardized tests, which largely emphasize traditional content, and that at the same time consistent with the tenets and spirit of multicultural education." The article
can be read online at the George
Mason University Library Website by
going to the e-journals
section and referencing ISSN: 0037-7996.
(reviewed 12/1/03)
- Multiculturalism vs. globalism
This article by Nelly Ukpokodu appeared in Volume
63, Issue 5 of Social Education September 1999.
The author emphasizes the need for teaching both globalism (cultures
in other countries) and multiculturalism (cultural diversity
in the United States) in the social studies curriculum. The article
can be read online at the George
Mason University Library Website by
going to the e-journals
section and referencing ISSN: 0037-7724.
(reviewed 12/1/03)
- Who owns history?
This article by Howard M Miller appeared in Volume
52, Issue 1 of The Reading Teacher September 1998.
The author stresses the need for educators to not simply rely on textbook accounts of history to do justice to multicultural issues, "Because of a perceived need to condense..., they [textbooks] often rely on stereotypes or brief, heroic sketches of individual members of cultural minorities whose role it is to represent that entire group." The article
can be read online at the George
Mason University Library Website by
going to the e-journals
section and referencing ISSN: 0034-0561.
(reviewed 12/1/03)
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Elementary
and Middle School Resources for Social Studies
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- Websites/Portals
- The
Educator's Reference Desk: Multicultural Education – Social Studies
Lesson Plans
This list of social studies lesson plans
designed to promote
appreciation of diversity, primarily for elementary students, was
a part of the AskERIC website until that site was discontinued in
on 12/19/03.
(reviewed 1/5/04)
- Papers, Conferences and Reports
- Doing history: investigating with children in elementary and middle schools
The book is maintained in the George
Mason University Library catalog
at the Johnson Center Library, however, it may be sent to
any GMU library location
for pickup
using InterCAMPUS
Lending Services. Use the following
information to request the book. Call Number: LB1582.U6 L49 2001,
ISBN: 0805835628 (paperback), authors:Linda S. Levstik, Keith
C. Barton. (reviewed 11/26/03)
- Learning and teaching about cultural universals in primary-grade social studies
This article by Jere Brophy and Janet Alleman appeared in Volume
103, Issue 2 of The Elementary School Journal November 2002.
The authors propose introducing elementary school students to social studies by using the students' own social experiences to supplement textbook presentations of cultural universals. The article
can be read online at the George
Mason University Library Website by
going to the e-journals
section and referencing ISSN: 0013-5984.
(reviewed 12/1/03)
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Post-Secondary
School Resources for Social Studies
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- Papers, Conferences and Reports
- Teaching and learning about culture diversity: Without a prayer
This article by Howard M. Miller appeared in Volume
53, Issue 4 of The Reading Teacher December 1999/January 2000.
The author discusses ways for teachers to promote many values in their classrooms when students have strongly-held beliefs about religious expression in school. The article
can be read online at the George
Mason University Library Website by
going to the e-journals
section and referencing ISSN: 0034-0561.
(reviewed 12/1/03)
- The world inside the classroom: Using oral history to explore racial and ethnic diversity
This article by Stephen Steinberg
appeared in Volume 83, Issue 2 of The Social Studies March
1993. This article describes a college course that promotes understanding racial and ethnic minorities within history by requiring students to construct an oral history by researching, interviewing and reporting on experiences of minority individuals who participated in or were affected by historical events.
The article can be read online at the George
Mason University Library Website by
going to the e-journals
section and referencing ISSN: 0037-7996. Free Adobe Reader required to read the article.
(reviewed 12/2/03)
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