TEACHING OF SOCIAL SCIENCE MATERIAL IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / ROBERT S. FOX and OTHERS.

OBJECTIVES WERE--(1) TO UTILIZE THE WORKING MATERIALS CREATED DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR, (2) TO EXPLORE THE NEED FOR A SET OF RESOURCE MATERIALS DIRECTED TOWARD HELPING THE CLASSROOM TEACHER GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO HELP IN THE TEACHING OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, (3) TO FIELD-TEST THE RESOURCE MATERIALS...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fox, Robert S.
Corporate Author: University of Michigan
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1964.
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Physical Description:213 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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