Elizabeth E. Heilman, Ramona Fruja, Matthew Missias

Foreword: Contribution to Teacher Education, Marilyn Cochran-Smith

Foreword: Contribution to Social Studies, Stephanie van Hover and Keith C. Barton

Foreword: Contribution to Multicultural Pedagogy, Alexandra C. Rolfsmeyer and Adam J. Greteman

Introduction: How to Use This Book

Section 1: Purposes, Beliefs, and Contexts in Social Studies Education

Section 2: Democratic Values and Government

Section 3: Evidence and Interpretation in History

Section 4: History in Social Context

Section 5: Perspective Consciousness about Identity, Power and Culture

Section 6: Local and Global Communities and Economies

Section 7: Current Events and Controversies

Section 8: Using a Range of Resources

Section 9: Instruction and Designing Curriculum

Conclusion: The present and future of Teaching Methods in Social Studies and Diversity Education: Teaching Methods in Social Studies and Diversity Education: A Critical Review

Appendices

This one-of-a-kind resource features ideas from over one hundred of our nation's most thoughtful teacher educators reflecting on their best practices and offering specific strategies through which future teachers learn to teach.