Teaching Strategies for the Social Studies: Decision-Making and Citizen Action

by James A. Banks

Suggests ways to enhance social studies education and each of its elements from anthropology to politicial science, and discusses curriculum planning, teaching methods, materials and resources, and assessment.

528 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

James A. Banks is the Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies Emeritus at the University of Washington, Seattle. He was the Russell F. Stark University Professor at the University of Washington, 2001–2006. Professor Banks is a past president of the American Educational Research Association and of the National Council for the Social Studies. He is a specialist in social studies education and multi­cultural education and has written widely in these fields.

Reviews

[Adam Gutschenritter]

Although older, this book has great ideas on the how of teaching social studies. I am so glad that I read this book!