{"product_id":"constructivism-and-the-new-social-geoffrey-scheurman-9781641132947","title":"Constructivism and the New Social Studies: A Collection of Classic Inquiry Lessons","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew Social Studies \u003c\/em\u003erefers to a flurry of academic and commercial activity during the 1960s and 1970s that resulted in the mass development and dissemination of revolutionary classroom materials and teacher resources. In science as well as social studies, a spirit of \"inquiry-based teaching\" filled the air during this time, resulting in the development of curricula that were both pedagogically innovative and intellectually rigorous. \"\u003cem\u003eConstructivism and the New Social Studies\"\u003c\/em\u003e contains a collection of classic lessons from some of the most successful projects of the era, providing a resource of exceptional ideas and materials that have stood the test of time. These revealing artifacts are presented with commentaries from some of the original directors of major projects, including Edwin Fenton, Barry Beyer, and Suzanne Helburn. In addition to American and World History, groundbreaking lessons are represented in Economics, Government, Sociology, and Geography, including the \u003cem\u003ePublic Issues \u003c\/em\u003eSeries (Fred Newann), \u003cem\u003eThe Amherst History Project (\u003c\/em\u003eRichard Brown and Geoffrey Scheurman) and \u003cem\u003eTeaching American History: The Quest for Relevancy \u003c\/em\u003e(Allan Kownslar, Gerald Ponder, and Geneva Gay), and \u003cem\u003eMan: A Course of Study \u003c\/em\u003e(Peter Dow). With a Foreword by Jerome Bruner, the volume not only provides a resource of exceptional curriculum ideas and actual materials, it also builds a lucid bridge between the theoretical ideas of constructivism and the pedagogical principles of inquiry learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith over 50 years of expertise from curriculum history and social studies pedagogy, the editors make the case that \"guided inquiry\" as presented in these projects was constructivist by design, offering a range of instructional methods that begin with questions rather than answers and considers progress in terms of the development of analytical skills and experimental habits of mind rather than the mere acquisition of knowledge. Projects developed during the \u003cem\u003eNew Social Studies \u003c\/em\u003eserve as both an interesting historical archive of powerful curricular innovations as well as a treasure trove of actual lessons and materials still useful in social studies classrooms striving to become more constructivist. The lessons and other materials we chose should be relevant if you are an historian, researcher, theorist, or teacher of any subject, but it will be especially significant if you are interested in the nature of social, civic, or historical literacy in America, including how to teach for authentic achievement in those areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoffrey Scheurman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1641132949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641132947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Information Age Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d","brand":"Geoffrey Scheurman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990769959167,"sku":"9781641132947","price":76.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f6bac91-daf8-4f45-ac31-14b83846c023.jpg?v=1683306579","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/constructivism-and-the-new-social-geoffrey-scheurman-9781641132947","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}