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Lucy Sprague Mitchell muses upon the meaning of each of the title words separately and then together providing insight into how children learn best -- by doing. Discusses Mitchell's concepts of human geography and how school trips promote students' understanding of their world.
Publication Date
10-2-2015
Publisher
Bank Street College of Education
City
New York
Keywords
human geography, social studies, progressive education
Disciplines
Curriculum and Instruction | Curriculum and Social Inquiry | Educational Methods | Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Urban Education
Recommended Citation
Mitchell, L. S. (2015). Social Studies and Geography (1934). Bank Street College of Education. https://educate.bankstreet.edu/thinkers/6
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Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Curriculum and Social Inquiry Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Commons, Urban Education Commons
Comments
69 Bank Street Publications, reprinted from Progressive Education, v. 11, Jan. 1934, pp. 97-105.