Social Studies Education : Books
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Social Studies
Social Sciences
K12 Social Studies Education
Social Studies -- Study and Teaching
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Call Numbers
The general call number ranges for the Social Sciences are:
D-DH (world history)
E (the Americas)
F (the Americas)
G-GB (geography)
GF-GN (anthropology)
GT (customs)
H-HX (social sciences)
J-JZ (political science)
K-KZ (law)
This is true for all MERIT locations: Professional, PreK-12, and Reference stacks.
Below are topical sections highlighting a few of the books at MERIT Library.
Reference Books at MERIT Library
Here are books in the MERIT Reference Stacks. They can be checked out for one day.
Traditional Festivals : a multicultural encyclopedia by Christian Roy
Call Number: GT3925 R69 2005ISBN: 1851096892Publication Date: 2005-06-21Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America by Jeffrey Lehman (Editor); Robert Dassanowsky (Editor)
Call Number: E184.A1 G14 2000ISBN: 0787639869Publication Date: 1999-12-01Handbook of Research on Social Studies Teaching and Learning by James Shaver
Call Number: LB1584 .H275 1991ISBN: 0028957903Publication Date: 1991-01-01
General Books about Social Studies Education at MERIT Library
From the Margins to the Mainstream by Joanne Dowdy; Kenneth Cushner (Editor)
Call Number: LB1584 F83 2014ISBN: 9781475808933Publication Date: 2014-02-27The Status of Social Studies by Jeff Passe (Editor); Paul G. Fitchett (Editor)
Call Number: LB1584 S6917 2013ISBN: 9781623964139Publication Date: 2013-09-01Integrative Strategies for the K-12 Social Studies Classroom by Timothy Lintner (Editor)
Call Number: LB1584 I68 2013 (Professional Stacks)ISBN: 9781623960827Publication Date: 2012-12-01Best Practices for Teaching Social Studies by Randi Stone (Editor)
Call Number: LB1584 .S693 2008 (Professional Stacks)ISBN: 9781412924528Publication Date: 2008-06-05The Challenge of Teaching Controversial Issues by Hilary Claire (Editor); Cathie Holden (Editor)
Call Number: H62 C435 2007 (Professional Stacks)ISBN: 9781858564159Publication Date: 2007-08-01Handbook for Teaching Secondary School Social Studies by James W. Stockard
Call Number: H62.5 U5 S758 2007 (Professional Stacks)ISBN: 9781577664543Publication Date: 2006-07-01
Lesson Plans and Curriculum Books at MERIT Library
Essentials of Elementary Social Studies by Thomas N. Turner; William B. Russell; Stewart Waters
Call Number: LB1584 T87 2013 (Professional Stacks)ISBN: 0203083547Publication Date: 2012-11-01Creative Adventures in Social Studies by Daniel Peppercorn
Call Number: LB1584 P357 2011 (Professional Stacks)ISBN: 1607099942Publication Date: 2011-09-30Teaching Social Studies in Early Education by Vesna Beck; Melba Fletcher; Wilma Robles DeMelendez
Call Number: LB1139.5.S64 R62 2000 (Professional Stacks)ISBN: 0766802884Publication Date: 2000-02-11
Technology Integration Books at MERIT Library
- Digital Age: Technology-Based K-12 Lesson Plans for Social Studies by Linda Bennett and Michael J. BersonCall Number: LB1584 D54 2007 (PreK-12 Stacks)ISBN: 9780879860998
Digital Geography by Andrew J. Milson; Marsha Alibrandi
Call Number: LB1584.7 D54 2008 (Professional Stacks)ISBN: 9781593116736Publication Date: 2008-02-01