The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In the post-war boom of the 1950s, college students were confident of their economic futures and many studied liberal arts subjects such as English, history and philosophy. Unemployment dropped below 5 percent and the stock market soared, posting one of the best decades in history. History is seeing a similar collapse, down 35 percent.

Humanities 143

Humanities Economics History Psychology 143

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. government as well.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Anthropology News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Courses in history, psychology, sociology, and political science are often part of the core curricula in journalism programs,” writes Paula Horvath in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. Yet, the social science with perhaps the most to offer budding journalists, anthropology, has often been excluded from the chosen courses.”

Anthropology 59

Anthropology Sociology Political Science Psychology 59

ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2023

Through my work as director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab , I’ve asked the question to teachers, school leaders, coaches, researchers and experts of all stripes (think: learning science, instruction, teacher education, culturally responsive teaching and so on), and it typically elicits more pauses and wonderings than answers.

Local History 128

Local History Civics Lesson Plan Social Science 128

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 1, 2018

These founders, hailing from leading universities as well as the US Atomic Energy Commission, IBM Corp and New York Life Insurance, knew that connecting the humanities and sciences helps us make informed judgments about our control of nature, ourselves and our destiny. It is not a “history course for engineers.”

Humanities 85

Humanities Social Science Sociology Anthropology 85

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2023

Hirsch, who developed the curriculum used in these schools and whose 1987 book Cultural Literacy inspired the common core standards movement in American education. It’s geography; it’s history; it’s science; it’s cooking; it’s athletics, whatever that broad knowledge is about the world we live in. Content is hard.

Charter School 143

Charter School Geography Public School Private School 143

The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2018

After all, enrollment in history, philosophy, literature and other majors considered to come under the umbrella of the liberal arts has been falling for decades. Fewer than one in 20 of all degrees now are in humanities disciplines traditionally associated with the liberal arts, according to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

Humanities 93

Humanities Social Science History Economics 93

TCI

MARCH 1, 2024

From the rugged landscapes of the Andes to the bustling cities of Japan, students will learn about the cultural and geographical aspects that make each region unique. Integration of Economics and Civics for Real-World Connections Geography is only one of the social science disciplines. With Geography Alive!

Geography 59

Geography Global Connections Global Perspectives Civics 59

Anthropology News

AUGUST 11, 2024

In 1972 he left to join the faculty of the two-year-old Hampshire College as full professor and dean of social sciences. Leonard Glick published two books based on his research on Jewish history and Judaism. Len Glick’s contributions to the cultural and intellectual life of that area of Massachusetts will be missed.

Anthropology 52

Anthropology Psychology History Social Science 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2017

Later, in the wake of those same culture wars, I got into policy to advocate for artists like myself. Two decades ago, in the wake of “Culture Wars” that vilified artists and resulted in the Congress savaging public funding for artists in the U.S., Within a few years, I was touring as an independent, producing artist.

Cultures 65

Cultures Economics Social Science Critical Thinking 65

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2017

Let’s say you are a Florida State University student looking for a class to fulfill its history/social science requirement. Instead of taking some random history course, you might choose “History of Science,” which counts toward both F.S.U.’s

Archaeology 81

Archaeology History Tutoring Advocacy 81

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 1, 2024

Specializing in Afro-Diasporic literatures and cultures, he has particular interests in performance studies, black political culture, diaspora, and colonialism, especially where they intersect with race, gender, and sexuality. Fleming Jr. is associate professor of English at the University of Maryland.

Archiving 52

Archiving Civics Library Social Science 52

Anthropology 365

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It also includes our relationships to our past (archaeology), our biology, our evolutionary history, and other beings (e.g., Dr. Sherwood Washburn argues that by studying the behavior of primates, anthropologists can gain insights into the evolution of human behavior, social structure, and culture.

Humanities 40

Humanities Anthropology Archaeology Cultures 40

Anthropology for Beginners

DECEMBER 9, 2021

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Cultures 100

Cultures Anthropology Humanities Sociology 100

Anthropology for Beginners

APRIL 29, 2021

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Definition: Urban Anthropology examines the social organization of the city, looking at the kinds of social relationship and pattern of social life unique to cities and comparing their different cultural and historical contexts. Roberts 1978).

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Anthropology News

JUNE 27, 2024

The movement of people across borders is driven by a complex web of political, social, and cultural factors, making migration pathways a pressing challenge that affects both Global North and South countries. Examples include the dangerous Mediterranean route to Europe and the Darien Gap on the border between Panama and Colombia.

Humanities 98

Humanities Anthropology Tradition Social Science 98

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

If you’re reading this and you teach math, history, science, foreign language, art, or any other subject, I want to make a compelling case for the powerful impact that writing can have in your class and on your students. We want every student to reap the benefits of becoming effective writers.

K-12 103

K-12 Psychology Social Science Social Studies 103

Anthropology News

JUNE 27, 2024

We engaged in a collaborative project based in the School of Social Sciences at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) designed to explore how AI tools might support undergraduate learning in anthropology. In the final stage of the project, students situated medical AI tools in a broader social and economic context.

Anthropology 105

Anthropology Archaeology Pedagogy Archiving 105

Teaching American History

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Teaching American History has recently published World War I and the 1920s: Core Documents , a collection curated by Professor Jennifer D. Keene , Professor of History and Dean of the Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Chapman University. appeared first on Teaching American History.

American History 52

American History Library History Government 52

Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The project investigates how communities accommodate differences in culturally resonant ways and asks what everyday practices and justifications they draw on to maintain civil relations and avoid conflict and violence. To start, this means insisting that a scholar’s work is more than their social media presence.

Anthropology 141

Anthropology Human Rights Humanities Cultures 141

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

A poet-anthropologist offers an anti-glossary to contest ways of knowing in social science that objectify people(s) into categories. For more information on the history and uses of these two terms, see this entry. Emic/Etic is part of the collection Poets Resist, Refuse, and Find a Way Through.

Social Science 81

Social Science History Heritage Cultures 81

Political Science Now

JANUARY 9, 2025

Paul Gottemoller is a tenured Professor of Political Science at Del Mar College, where he currently serves as Assistant Chair in the Department of Social Sciences. in Political Science from Southern Illinois University, an M.A. in Political Science from Richland Community College. He holds a Ph.D.

Political Science 59

Political Science Geography Sociology Professional Development 59

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

According to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) , social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. This broad field draws upon various disciplines, such as anthropology, archeology, economics, geography, history, law, and philosophy.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography 52

Anthropology News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

After explaining the history of colonization as a process of intense economic extraction and political subjugation by imperial powers, she then explained that decolonization was something far more modest.

Anthropology 90

Anthropology Human Rights Psychology Humanities 90

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Orientation video: Though it may not seem like it at first, making an effort to talk and listen to those who you disagree with can have a lasting impact on your campus culture. I teach history and social studies at New York University. And he says what’s needed on campus today is a genuine culture of free speech.

Civics 84

Civics Cultures Political Science Advocacy 84