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DOCUMENTRESUME ED 374 072 SO 024 557 AUTHOR Nelson, Murry R., Ed. TITLE The Social Studies in Secondary Education: A Reprint of the Seminal 1916 Report with Annotations and Commentaries. INSTITUTION ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Bloomington, IN. National Council for the Social Studies, Washington, . SPONS AGENCY D.C.; Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.; Social Studies Development Center, Bloomington, Ind. REPORT NO ISBN-0-941339-20-3 PUB DATE 94 CONTRACT RR93002014 NOTE 164p. AVAILABLE FROMERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, 2805 East Tenth Street, Suite 120, Bloomington, IN 47408-2698. PUB TYPE Historical Materials (060) Information Analyses ERIC Clearinghouse Products (071) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Academic Standards; *Citizenship Education; *Curriculum Development; Curriculum Guides; Educational Change; *Educational History; Geography Instruction; History Instruction; Secondary Education; *Secondary School Curriculum; *Social Studies ABSTRACT This document contains a reprint of the 1916 "The Social Studies in Secondary Education: A Six-Year Program Adapted 'Both to the 6-3-3 and the 8-4 Plans of Organization and Report of the Committee on Social Studies of the Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education of the National Education Association" widely believed to be the most important document in the history of citizenship education in the United States. It legitimated the term "social studies" to designate formal citizenship education and placed squarely in the field all of those subjects that were believed to contribute to that end. While recognizing the importance of history and the social sciences as contributing to citizenship education, the Committee's report recognized that citizenship education is something more than mastery of separate disciplines. Itrecognized the study of social problems as a necessary part of the education of citizens, and outlined a content for the social studies that was widely adopted and has remained remarkably unchanged to the present. This book includes annotations by Murry R. Nelson, the editor of the present document, on the 1916 report. Commentaries include:(1) "The Social Contexts of the Committee on Social Studies Report of 1916" (Murry M.Nelson); and (2)"Thomas Jesse Jones--Doing God's Work and the 1916 Report" (Stephen T. Correia). The book also contains a 35-page select annotated bibliography from the ERIC database on social studies reform. The table of contents of the 1915 report on "TheTeaching of Community Civics" is included in an appendix. (Author/DK) sr P' CNI he Social Studies in Secondary .Education A Reprint of the Seminal 1916 Report with Annotations and Commentaries U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Ms document has been reproduced as received from the ParSon or organization originating it Edited and 13 Minor changes have been made to Improve reproduction quality Annotated by Points of view oe opinions stated in this docu- ment do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy Murry R. Nelson A ERIC Clearinghouse for Social' Studies! Social Science Education This ERIC publication is co-sponsored by the Social Studies Development Center of Indiana University and the Foundations of Social Studies SIG (Special Interest Group) of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). 1994 ERIC E*1 9 i. The Social Studies in Secondary Education A Reprint of the Seminal 1916 Report with Annotations and Commentaries Edited and Annotated by Murry R. Nelson ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/ Social Science Education This ERIC publication is co-sponsored by the Social Studies Development Center of Indiana University and the Foundations of SocialStudies SIC, (Special Interest Group) of the National Council for the Social Studies(NCSS). 1994 o ERIE 3 Ordering Information This publication is available from ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Sbcial Science Education Indiana University 2805 East Tenth Street, Suite 120 Bloomington, Indiana 47408-2698 (812) 855-3838 (800) 266-3815 FAX: (812) 855-0455 ISBN: 0-941339-20-3 Published in 1994 by the ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education and co-sponsored by the Social Studies Development Center of Indiana University and the Foundations of Social Studies SIG (Special Interest Group) of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS). FERI Funding for the development of this publication was provided by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. U.S. Department of Education, under contract RR93002014. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the positions or policies of OERI or ED. ERIC, Educational Resources Information Center, is an information system sponsored by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, within the U.S. Department of Education. 4 CONTENTS Dedication Editor's Preface vi Introduction by Dr. Shirley H. Engle vii 1 1. Reprint of the 1916 Report: The Social Studies in Secondary Education II. Annotations on the 1916 Report 61 by Murry R. Nelson 111. Commentaries 1-The Social Contexts of the Committee 71 on Social Studies Reportof 1916 by Murry R. Nelson 2-Thomas Jesse Jones 93 Doing God's Work and the 1916 Report by Stephen T. Correia IV. Select Annotated Bibliography from 121 the ERIC Database on Social Studies Reform by Vickie J. Schlene Appendix: Table of Contents of the 1915 Report on 159 The Teaching of Community Civics About the Editor and Authors 161 Dedication This book is dedicated to Dr. Shirley H. Engle, a great teacher, scholar, col- league, and friend. He was born April 16, 1907, and he died April 7, 1994. r. Shirley H. Engle was a Professor Emeritus of Education at Indiana University, where he served on the faculty of Indiana University's School of Education for 31 years. In 1959, Professor Engle received the Frederick Bachman Lieber Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching. In 1968, he was a founder of Indiana University's Social Studies Development Center and served as the Chairman of the SSDC's Policy Committee until his retirement in 1977. In 1970, Dr. Engle served as President of the National Council for the Social Studies. Dr. Engle contributed notably to scholarship and leadership in social studies education. His most significant article, "Decision Making: The Heart of Social Studies Instruction" was published originally in Social Education. This article x%'as on,, of 50 selected in 1987 for publication in an anthology of the best articles to appear in Social Education during the journal's first 50 years (Voices of Social Education, 1937-1987, edited by Daniel Roselle and pub- lished by Macmillian in association with the National Council for the Social Studies, 1987). Dr. Engle's most recent book, written with Anna Ochoa, was published in 1988, Education for Democratic Citizenship. Throughout his long career, which continued actively during the years of his so-called retirement, Dr. Engle was a strong advocate forsocial studies and the education of citizens capable of acting effectively and responsibly in a democracy. He presented ideas with integrity and vigor and von the respect of friends and foes for his firm commitment to the improvement of education for democratic citizenship. Shirley H. Engle will be remembered with respect and affection. This was a man who cared deeply about others. I lis positive infrience on the lives of so many students, colleagues, and friends is the legacy we have from Shirley I I. Engle. John I. Patrick, Professor of Education, Director of the Social Studies Development Center, and Director of the ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/ Social Science Education at Indiana University 6 VI Editor's Preface rr(.../he 1916 Report on the Social Studies continues to captivate and influence social studies educators more than 75 years from the time of its issuance. This volume reprints that ;4toried report in order to make it accessible to more than just a small group of scholars. The report is reprinted in its entirety with minor changes. First, all internal page refer- ences have been changed to conform to this new edition's pages. Second, there are no page headers as there were on each of the pages of the 1916 report. Third, italicized print in the original is printed in boldface. Finally, my annotations are noted in this text by letters in order to avoid confusion with the original numbered footnotes still contained herein. The introduction by Shirley Engle is brief, but sets a tone for the reading of the volume. Following the report, I try to put the report in a sociohistorical context. Stephen Correia then presents a view of Thomas Jesse Jones, the Chairman of the 1916 Committee on the Social Studies. This volume owes its publication to many people. John Patrick, Director of the Social Studies Development Center and ERIC /ChESS va.F supportive and encouraging of this project from inception to completion. Walter Schultz, Secretary of the Foundations of Social Studies SIG of the National Council for the Social Studies, and James Barth, of that same group supported this project early on and encouraged support from the NCSS SIG. Darla Homan, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Pennsylvania State University, organized and typed the manuscript. Dianne Common, the head of that department, supported Ms. Homan's work on this project. It is hoped that these essays and the annotations to the