Required
Books
1. Massialas, B. and Allen, R. (1995). Crucial issues in teaching social
studies, K 12. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
2. Marciano, J. (1997). Civic illiteracy and education: The battle for
the hearts and minds of American Youth. New York: Peter Lang.
3. Stanley, W. (2001). Critical issues in social studies research for
the 21st century. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
Schedule
of Classes
1/9:
Topic: What is Social Studies Education: Introduction
1/15:
Miami Lecture to U.S. Government Sr. Seminar - 5:30 - 6:45pm - LC 110
1/16:
Topic: What is Social Studies Education? Definitions and Issues
Reading:
Massialas & Allen - Chapters 1 & 2
Stanley - Chapters 1 & 2
1/23: Topic: Issues in Social Studies Curriculum
Reading:
Massialas & Allen - Chapters 3 & 4
Stanley - Chapter 3
1/30: Topic: Climates of Teaching and Learning Social Studies
Reading:
Massialas & Allen - Chapter 5
Stanley - Chapter 4
Marciano - Chapter 1
2/06:
Topic: Global Education, Values, and the Social Studies
Reading:
Massialas & Allen - Chapters 6 & 7
Stanley - Chapter 8
2/13:
Topic: Testing, Accountability & Certain Stances of Social Studies
Reading:
Massialas & Allen - Chapter 8
Stanley - Chapter 5
Marciano - Chapter 2
2/20:
Topic: Dissenting Viewpoints in the Social Studies
Reading:
Massialas & Allen - Chapter 9
Stanley - Chapter 7
Marciano - Chapter 3
2/27:
Topic: Dissenting Commitments in the Social Studies
Massialas & Allen - Chapter 10
Stanley - Chapter 6
Marciano - Chapter 4
3/06: Topic: Equity, Equality & American History
Reading:
Massialas & Allen - Chapter 11
Marciano - Chapter 5
3/13:
Topic: Information Technologies and the Social Studies
Reading:
Massialas & Allen - Chapter 12
Stanley - Chapter 9
Research Paper on Social Studies Issue Due
3/20:
Spring Break - No Class ICONS Simulation Begins 3/24
3/27:
ICONS SIMULATION -
4/03:
ICONS SIMULATION -
4/10:
Topic: Alternative Visions for Social Studies Education & Research
Reading:
Massialas & Allen - Chapter 13
Marciano - Chapter 7
Stanley - Chapter 10
4/17:
Oral Reflections on ICONS simulations. ICONS Project Due
ICONS Africa: Position Paper (Research Paper) Outline
The preparation of a position paper is crucial to a successful ICONS
simulation. The position paper not only provides an important opportunity
to conduct research on the various substantive topics, but it also allows
participants to formulate their policy goals and appropriate negotiating
strategies before the simulation begins. This guide will assist in the
preparation of this position paper by clarifying the expectations with
respect to format and organization.
I. The format and organization of the entire position paper.
A. The final position paper is the product of a group effort. Therefore,
it should be submitted as a unified document rather than as separate
submissions from individuals or from issue area working groups.
1. The final document should be produced using one word-processing program.
It should be contained in a single file and should be printed as a single
document.
2. The format, i.e. margins, etc., of the document should be consistent
throughout (follow APA format).
B. The final position paper should be as professional a document as
possible. It should contain the following components.
1. A table of contents.
2. An executive summary or overview, which succinctly presents the following:
a. The overall national policy goals.
b. The broad policy goals for each issue area.
c. A brief description of the overall national negotiating strategy.
C. Finally, the position paper should not contain any policy recommendations
that are contradictory. In other words, the trade section should not
recommend a policy of delinking trade from human rights if the human
rights section is advocating the use of trade sanctions against a nation
for human rights abuses.
II.
The format and organization of the individual sections.
Each section addressing a substantive issue area should contain the
following information, presented in this format.
A. Background
1. Overview of Africa as a world region.
2. Overview of the nation of Tunisia (e.g. geography, brief history,
culture, economy, languages, etc.).
B. The substantive issue.
1. What is the significance of the issue at the international level?
2. How is this issue significant to Tunisia?
C. Policy objectives.
1. What are the policy objectives of Tunisia?
2. If these objectives cannot be reached, what are the secondary or
compromise objectives?
D. Negotiating strategies.
1. What are the various strategies that could be pursued in the negotiations?
A comprehensive paper will provide a variety of strategies.
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy?
E. Final recommendation.
What is the final policy recommendation, in terms of goals and strategies?
In addition, each section of the position paper should include a bibliography
of all references. The importance of proper references and citations
cannot be overstated, as an academic integrity issue as well as for
checking original references.
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