scholarly journals A Study of Geography Education Program in the Elementary Social Studies in the United States of America

2008 ◽  
Vol 55 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 19-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshimitsu TABE
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Education Program ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
Geography Education ◽  
Elementary Social Studies

Activities for Students: A S(t)imulating Study of Map Projections: An Exploration Integrating Mathematics and Social Studies

2001 ◽  
Vol 94 (8) ◽  
pp. 660-671
Author(s):  
Jesse L. M. Wilkins ◽  
David Hicks
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Geography Education ◽  
Education Standards ◽  
Map Projections ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The World ◽  
Mental Mapping ◽  
Entire World

As technological advances continue to help more people make connections with the entire world, students must understand how to use and interpret information shown in different maps of the world (Geography Education Standards Project 1994; Freese 1997). However, mental-mapping research suggests that students in the United States have major misconceptions about proportions, locations, and perspective when they work with maps (Dulli and Goodman 1994; Stoltman 1991).

The Comparison of the Chaotic Cases which Social Studies Teacher Candidates Study in Turkey and the United States of America about Social Phenomena

2014 ◽  
pp. 217-228
Author(s):  
Oğuzhan Karadeniz ◽  
Melike Faiz
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Social Studies Teacher ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Education In Turkey

In today's world of the twenty-first century, both technology and social communities which technology develops have gotten a greater change process than those in the past. Social change introduces the concept of chaos to us. Literally, chaos means order in disorder. Individuals have fallen into despair as a result of social changes. Determining the situations of chaos which individuals experience is an important step. This chapter compares chaotic cases of Social Studies teacher candidates who study in Turkey and the United States of America about social phenomena. This research was carried out in two different education institutions including a faculty of education in Turkey and a college in the United States of America. A total of 30 social studies teacher candidates including 15 people in Turkey and 15 people in the United States of America were participated into the research. Data obtained were analyzed by the method of content analysis after research conducted.

An Exploration of Fifty Nifty Stages

1996 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 330-334
Author(s):  
Sheryl A. Orman ◽  
Debra J. Schneider
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
The United States ◽  
Upper Elementary ◽  
Social Studies Curriculum ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Elementary Social Studies ◽  
The People

Studying the United Slates is a traditional part of the upper-elementary social studies curriculum. A common approach is for students to acquire facts about regions, states, capitals, natural resources, industries, agriculture, and tourist attractions and to work individually or in pairs to study one state in depth and to prepare a written or oral report. Despite these efforts, we continually hear that the people of the United States have a weak understanding of geography as well as of their responsibilities as citizens. A more effective approach to studying various aspects of the United States is needed.

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