Social Studies for a Better World: A Guide for Elementary Educators

Giving young people opportunities to grapple with injustices and complex social problems can inspire them to build a better world. In this bestselling book, two experienced social studies educators lay out their vision for an elementary social studies education that will help young people find value in learning about the world as they consider how to make their communities more just, equitable, and healthy.

Rodríguez and Swalwell unpack the problems that so often characterize the elementary ...