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Early Vanguards Of Progressive Education: The Committee Of Ten, The Committee Of Seven, And Social Education, Chara H. Bohan Jan 2003

Early Vanguards Of Progressive Education: The Committee Of Ten, The Committee Of Seven, And Social Education, Chara H. Bohan

Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications

By the early 20th century, a new citizenship education curriculum had emerged that endorsed a significantly broadened definition of citizenship. Early vanguards of transformation in the social education curriculum were evidenced in the 1890s in the reports of the Committee of Ten and the Committee of Seven, commissioned by the National Education Association and the American Historical Association, respectively. The hallmarks of early Progressive Era educational change were the development of new social science methods of research and investigation, expanded social studies course sequences, innovative experiential teaching methods, social studies curricula designed for younger children, and ultimately the development of …


A Fair To Remember: Elementary Economics., Chara H. Bohan Jan 2003

A Fair To Remember: Elementary Economics., Chara H. Bohan

Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications

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One Child’S Happy Face: Teaching And Learning About Adoption From China, Chara H. Bohan Jan 2003

One Child’S Happy Face: Teaching And Learning About Adoption From China, Chara H. Bohan

Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Curriculum As Practiced In Pakistan, Nilofar Vazir Jan 2003

Curriculum As Practiced In Pakistan, Nilofar Vazir

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

From 1995 to 1999, as a teacher educator in Pakistan teaching on professional development programs, my colleagues and I were able to address some needs and interests of primary school teachers. After obtaining a degree in teacher education I was better equipped with the skills required for designing, implementing, and evaluating the curriculum. I also gained further insight into teaching and learning through the fieldbased component. A "need analysis" determined teacher selection for our field component, with the overarching principle being to select teachers who considered change to be relevant. Other selection criteria included teachers who were willing to bring …