Children's Thinking about Cultural Universals

by Janet Alleman and Jere Brophy

Drawing on interview data, the authors describe K-3 students' knowledge and thinking about basic aspects of the social world that are addressed in the elementary social studies curriculum. The interviews focused on human activities relating to nine cultural universals that are commonly addressed in the elementary social studies curriculum: food, clothing, shelter, communication, transportation, family living, childhood, money, and government. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805848940
• ISBN13: 9780805848946
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"