Trends in Theory and Research in Social Education from 1973 to 1997
Implications for Goals and Process
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11070515 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lee H Ehman (Indiana University Bloomington, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 238-257 |
| Publication date | 1998-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory & Research in Social Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-3104 • E-ISSN: 2163-1654 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00933104.1998.10505846 |
| OpenAlex | W2051147538 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 13 |
TRSE is used as a source of trends in social studies education inquiry over the past 25 years. There is a 60% − 30% balance between empirical research and theory articles, and 10% split between research reviews and methodological works. Quantitative research dominated early, but has waned; qualitative research has increased. Curriculum, learning, and teaching studies are roughly equal, with a recent upsurge in teaching research. Curriculum-oriented inquiry is increasingly dominated by normative theory. Learning studies aim most at intellectual development, with a recent focus on historical understanding. Teaching studies are dominated by pedagogy and methods research, with a recent emphasis on teacher thinking and perspectives. Subject matter is seen as general social studies about 20% of the time, and as disciplines about 40%, most notably history and economics. TRSE has become more international in content and authorship. There is an increase in non-refereed material, and the author urges editors to shift more space to refereed articles
Curriculum · Curriculum development · Educational research · Empirical research · Epistemology · Mathematics education · Normative · Pedagogy · Social science · Social studies · Sociology · Subject (documents · Computer Science · Educational Assessment and Pedagogy · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Psychology
Contemporary Social Education Literature
Surviving its Own Rhetoric
Theory and Social Education
Matters of Method
An Analysis of Social Studies Research over an Eight Year Period
An Analysis of Recent Submissions to Theory and Research in Social Education
Four Types of Theory
The Early History of the College and University Faculty Assembly of NCSS
Reappraising the Theoretical Goals of Research in Social Education
Educational Research
| Citations per year | 0.16 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2025 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |