Social Studies Has Been Called "The Great Connection" by Goodman

question 33

Multiple Choice

Social studies has been called "the great connection" by Goodman and Alder (1985) because they see social studies functioning as:

• A) the major subject in the curriculum to which all other subjects are a subsidiary.
• B) providing a foundation that is required before studying and learning other subjects.
• C) the core to which all parts of the elementary and middle school curriculum can be tied.
• D) a pathway that moves between separate disciplines.

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