TY - BOOK AU - Levstik, Linda S. AU - Tyson, Cynthia A. TI - Handbook of research in social studies education /  SN - 9780805855364 U1 -  300.71 LEV PY - 2008/// CY - New York :  PB - Routledge KW - Social science KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Study and teaching KW - Civics KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes N2 - This Handbook outlines the current state of research in social studies education - a complex, dynamic, challenging field with competing perspectives about appropriate goals, and on-going conflict over the content of the curriculum - and, equally important, encourages new research needed to move the field forward to foster the civic competence which advocates for the social studies have long claimed as a fundamental goal ER -