Handbook on Teaching Social Issues

Download or read book Handbook on Teaching Social Issues written by Ronald W. Evans and published by Information Age Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Handbook on Teaching Social Issues, 2nd edition provides teachers and teacher educators with a comprehensive guide to teaching social issues in the classroom. This second edition frames the teaching of social issues with a strong emphasis on issues of social justice. It raises the potential for a new and stronger focus on social issues instruction in schools. Contributors include many of the leading experts in the field of social studies education. The volume includes 31 chapters and 7 sections including (1) Re-Framing the Teaching of Social Issues, (2) Critical Social Issues in the Curriculum, (3) In a Disciplinary Vein: Social Issues in the Subject Areas, (4) You Do Issues and Inquiry with Kids? Social Issues and Inquiry Learning in Elementary Schools, (5) The Heavy Topics: Human Rights, Genocide, Sustainability, (6) On Why and How: Methods for Teaching Social Issues, (7) The Latest and Best Resources and Materials"--