Social Studies and the Press

A volume in: International Social Studies Forum: The SeriesSeries Editors: Richard Diem University of Texas at San Antonio and Jeff Passe University of North CarolinaCONTENTS: PART I: Getting to Know You. Beauty or Beast? Margaret Smith Crocco. Spreading the News about SocialStudies Gene Maeroff. The Information Media: Social Studies Main Competitor Carlos Cortes. PART II: HistoricalPerspectives. A Fickle Lover: Experiences with the Media in Historical Context Ronald Evans. Headlines and FurrowedBrows: NCSS Engagement with Social Studies Critics and the Press Tedd Levy. Dispatches from the Front Line of the CultureWars Linda Symcox. The Illusion of Knowledge: Editorial Perspectives On the Teaching and Learning of History Richard J.Paxton. PART III: Lessons from the Field. The Press and Global Education Merry Merryfield. Riding the Tiger: The PressMyra and Me David Sadker. Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop Mark Sass. What Counts as a (News/His)Story? Whose(News/His) Story? Catherine Cornbleth. When Your Lesson Plan Ends Up on the Front Page James McGrath Morris. PART