Please read the guidelines below as you prepare your paper for Social Education, Middle Level Learning, or Social Studies and the Young Learner. Then submit your work online at www.editorialmanager.com/ncssjournals. After registering, you’ll receive an email with a temporary user ID and password. Follow the steps for uploading a manuscript, title page, figures, tables, or graphics.   Social Education, a peer-reviewed journal, invites author submissions of the following kinds: Substantive articles in anthropology, archaeology, civics, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political…

Senior Editor, Social Education jbauduy@ncss.org 301-685-6097 Jennie Bauduy is Senior Editor of Social Education. Jennie coordinates production of our award-winning journal, soliciting, editing, and writing features. She also manages production of the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People book list. Jennie’s previous experience includes reporting for Reuters and various newspapers in Central America and the Caribbean on elections, natural disasters, migrants and refugees, as well as on the environment and climate change. Democracy building and climate change are two issues…

A Position Statement of National Council for the Social Studies Approved and published 2021   Introduction and Rationale The academic study of religion is an essential part of any social studies education, and the National Council for the Social Studies strongly supports its inclusion in the curriculum. The study of religion is a critical lens for understanding human existence in its broader cultural context, including its relation to economic, political, and social institutions, as well as the impact of religion on history, arts, geography, language, and literature. All students benefit…

1. Key Communicators Any area--state or community--has a group of opinion leaders, who are asked questions about any item of interest in that area whether it's about the price of gasoline or the value of social studies education. These opinion leaders are likely to answer those questions, but one wonders whether they are prepared to deliver an accurate message about social studies. Keep in mind that opinion leaders are not always what might be called the "most important people" in a community. They may be the president of the bank or the mayor; however, they may also be a soccer coach or…

Learn the Basics: Understanding Advocacy Our goal is to create awareness of the fact that social studies teaches students to be effective citizens. To reach our goal, members must actively work to communicate this message: Today's Social Studies… Creating Effective Citizens Today's Social Studies Too many people equate social studies to what they remember from their school days—no matter how long it has been since they were in school. We need to communicate that social studies is changing to meet the challenges of today's world. It is not enough for students to memorize dates or…

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The Rho Kappa Advisory Council administers the Rho Kappa program. The Advisory Council has geographically "divided" the states so as to better respond to any questions. India Meissel Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia Steve Goldberg Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont Mike Koren Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin Andrew Demko Washington…

The Rho Kappa: The National Social Studies Honor Society Sponsored by National Council for the Social Studies Approved August 2011 Article 1 Name and Purpose Section 1: The name of this organization shall be the Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society Section 2: The mission and the purposes of this organization shall be: to promote scholarship and to recognize academic excellence in social studies among high school students. to provide through its local chapters opportunities for exploration in the social studies in secondary school environments and the community. to encourage interest in,…

Current Events: Iraq and 9/11 Global educators respond to the possibility of war with Iraq by having students: Learn up to date historical, political, economic, and geographic background of the conflict; Recognize stereotypes and misinformation they may have about Iraqis and other people in the region; Examine issues that led to U.S. policy decisions and research possible outcomes of a war; Understand how accepted knowledge and perspectives of relevant countries (U.S., Turkey, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China, etc.) is…