Dan B Fleming
Biographic Data
| ID | 1477753 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dan B Fleming |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dan B |
| FAMILY NAME | Fleming |
| SIGNATURE | FLEMING D B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Virginia Tech |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Social Studies Reform and Global Education
There has been a movement in social studies education in recent years to provide greater emphasis on education. This paper evaluates efforts undertaken in this regard by the states of California and New York and by the National Commission on Sociaa Studies in the Schools. California adopted a History-Social Science Framework for their public schools in July, 1987. The study of history is the linchpin of this K-12 curriculum. A significant amount …
A History of Social Studies Skills
The purpose of this study is to document the historical background contributing to the confused state of social studies skills in the United States today. A study of the historical literature spanning some 70 years documents how the current situation of chaos relative to skills came about. Terminology has always been a problem as the history presented here reveals. From the end of the 19th century to the present, there have been philosophical dis…
A Review of Slave Life in Fourteen United States History Textbooks
Although slavery in the United States of America was abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, the coverage of slavery in U.S. history textbooks used in public schools has been a delicate and disputed topic from the Civil War era to the present. In Virginia, for example, the heartland of the Confederacy, state history textbooks widely used in public schools from the late 1950s to the early '70s contained passages such as the following: loved…
Social Studies Goals
Students' and Parents' Views of The Day After and the Place of Nuclear War Education in the Schools
Nuclear War in Textbooks
Black Adolescents and the News
For many years a major goal of American education has been that of producing participating citizens in a democratic society. An important requirement for such participation is citizen of contemporary happenings and skills that enable them to interpret and evaluate mass media. The subject areas within the curriculum generally given responsibility for this task are social studies and, to a lesser degree, English. The 1979 Revision of the National C…
Latin America and the United States What Do United States History Textbooks Tell Us
Contemporary Textbook Treatment of Political Geography
Recognizing Point of View A Crucial Citizenship Skill
Additional informationNotes on contributorsDan B. FlemingDan B. Fleming is an associate professor of social studies education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia.Jerome A. Niles is an associate professor of reading education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.Jerome A. NilesDan B. Fleming is an associate professor of social studies education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia.Jerome A. Niles is an assoc…
Social studies standardized achievement tests
Accountability has become a focal point of attention in education in recent years, accompanied by appearance of needs assessments, performance objectives, and new approaches in evaluation. One author described accountability as embracing E's, efficiency, economy, and effectiveness.' American education now employs various approaches to satisfy these 3 E's. The Social Science Education Consortium in 1975 conducted a national survey of state departm…
The death of basic studies institutes signals changes in education
Social Studies Reform and Global Education
There has been a movement in social studies education in recent years to provide greater emphasis on education. This paper evaluates efforts undertaken in this regard by the states of California and New York and by the National Commission on Sociaa Studies in the Schools. California adopted a History-Social Science Framework for their public schools in July, 1987. The study of history is the linchpin of this K-12 curriculum. A significant amount …
Social Studies Goals
Students' and Parents' Views of The Day After and the Place of Nuclear War Education in the Schools
Contemporary Textbook Treatment of Political Geography
The death of basic studies institutes signals changes in education
Social studies standardized achievement tests
Accountability has become a focal point of attention in education in recent years, accompanied by appearance of needs assessments, performance objectives, and new approaches in evaluation. One author described accountability as embracing E's, efficiency, economy, and effectiveness.' American education now employs various approaches to satisfy these 3 E's. The Social Science Education Consortium in 1975 conducted a national survey of state departm…
Recognizing Point of View A Crucial Citizenship Skill
Additional informationNotes on contributorsDan B. FlemingDan B. Fleming is an associate professor of social studies education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia.Jerome A. Niles is an associate professor of reading education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.Jerome A. NilesDan B. Fleming is an associate professor of social studies education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia.Jerome A. Niles is an assoc…
Latin America and the United States What Do United States History Textbooks Tell Us
Contemporary Textbook Treatment of Political Geography
Students' and Parents' Views of The Day After and the Place of Nuclear War Education in the Schools
Nuclear War in Textbooks
Black Adolescents and the News
For many years a major goal of American education has been that of producing participating citizens in a democratic society. An important requirement for such participation is citizen of contemporary happenings and skills that enable them to interpret and evaluate mass media. The subject areas within the curriculum generally given responsibility for this task are social studies and, to a lesser degree, English. The 1979 Revision of the National C…
Social Studies Goals
A Review of Slave Life in Fourteen United States History Textbooks
Although slavery in the United States of America was abolished by the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865, the coverage of slavery in U.S. history textbooks used in public schools has been a delicate and disputed topic from the Civil War era to the present. In Virginia, for example, the heartland of the Confederacy, state history textbooks widely used in public schools from the late 1950s to the early '70s contained passages such as the following: loved…
A History of Social Studies Skills
The purpose of this study is to document the historical background contributing to the confused state of social studies skills in the United States today. A study of the historical literature spanning some 70 years documents how the current situation of chaos relative to skills came about. Terminology has always been a problem as the history presented here reveals. From the end of the 19th century to the present, there have been philosophical dis…
Social Studies Reform and Global Education
There has been a movement in social studies education in recent years to provide greater emphasis on education. This paper evaluates efforts undertaken in this regard by the states of California and New York and by the National Commission on Sociaa Studies in the Schools. California adopted a History-Social Science Framework for their public schools in July, 1987. The study of history is the linchpin of this K-12 curriculum. A significant amount …
Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (10 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Mathematics education (8 works) · Social studies (8 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · History (3 works)