What Counts as Subject Matter Knowledge for Teaching? [electronic resource] / Stephen J. Thornton.

Focusing on social studies, this paper asserts that taking traditional content courses by themselves may not necessarily significantly enhance teachers' subject matter competence. It suggests that preparing social studies teachers to enact curricula is more than a matter of assuring that they h...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Thornton, Stephen J.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2003.
Subjects:	Elementary Secondary Education. Higher Education. Knowledge Base for Teaching. Preservice Teacher Education. Social Studies. Teacher Competencies. Teacher Knowledge.