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Teaching Social Studies Subject Guide
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Research Databases
(Consult this list for interdisciplinary databases)
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
The Education Resources Information Center database is an index of resources for researchers in the field of education. Indexing extends from the year 1966 to the present. Topical coverage includes: urban education, assessment and evaluation, technological applications, career and vocational education, education of the gifted, and reading and communication.
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Historical Abstracts
Published since 1954, Historical Abstracts is the leading electronic bibliography for historical study with indexing for more than 2,000 journals. In addition to key historical journals from
virtually every major country Historical Abstracts includes a selection of hundreds of journals in the social sciences and humanities
that are of special interest to researchers and students of history.
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Web Sources
Best of History Web Sites
Best of History Web Sites is portal created for history teachers, students, and general history enthusiasts. BOHWS contains annotated links to over 1000 history web sites as well links to hundreds of quality K-12 history lesson plans, history teacher guides, history activities, history games, history quizzes, and more throughout its pages.
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Best of History Web Sites Lesson Plans
For students and history educators, this source identifies sites that are useful for lesson plans, research, and multimedia.
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Cyberschoolbus
"Serves as a valuable resource for primary and secondary school educators developing curricula focused on global concerns."
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Digital History
This is an extensive and well-organized site featuring "high-quality historical resources for teachers and students for free and without advertising," a feat accomplished through partnerships with a variety of museums and archives.
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Doing History: A Guide to Historical Research
A guide to doing historical research, with links to a variety of web sites covering various historical events and eras. Maintained by Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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Michigan Curricular Framework for Social Studies Education
This .pdf file contains the broader Michigan Curricular Framework. The section for Social Studies is found on pp. 34-57.
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Periodicals
Directory of History Journals
Provides links to English-language journals that publish in the field of history. Maintained by the American Historical Association. Searchable by subject, keyword, or browsable by title.
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ejournal locator (SFX)
The Hekman Library ejournal locator provides title and subject access to all the electronic journals subscribed to by the Hekman Library.
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History Cooperative
A convenient way to see the full-text of more recent issues of important historical journals. These are made available through Hekman Library's institutional subscriptions, so most of them are not accessible to non-Calvin users.
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Journal of Education & Christian Belief (JE&CB) - LC351 .S67
A journal that is international in scope, having editorial advisors from Canada, Singapore, Australia, Wales, England, Spain, Norway, and South Africa. The journal is edited by Dr. David Smith (Director of the Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning) and John Shortt, head of research and development at the Stapleford Centre. JE&CB is published semiannually.
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 In Print
Magazine of History - D16.3 .M33
Established in 1985 and published by the Organization of American Historians, each bimonthly issue of the Magazine of History focuses on a theme or topic of recent scholarship in American history, and provides readers with informative articles, lesson plans, and current historiography.
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Social Education - H62 .A1 S6
Social Education is the official journal of the National Council for Social Studies. In addition to the print back issues, Hekman Library has digital access to the journal from September 2000 to the present.
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World History Connected
An e-journal about the teaching and learning of world history, designed for high school and college teachers. Provides classroom-ready scholarship and teaching resources.
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