Now in its second edition, Inquiry-Based Practice in Social Studies
Education: Understanding the Inquiry Design Model presents a conceptual
base for shaping the classroom experience through inquiry-based teaching
and learning. Using their Inquiry Design Model (IDM), the authors
present a field-tested approach for ambitious social studies teaching.
They do so by providing a detailed account of inquiry's scholarly roots,
as well as the rationale for viewing questions, tasks, and sources as
inquiry's foundational elements. Based on work done with classroom
teachers, university faculty, and state education department personnel,
this book encourages readers to transform classrooms into places where
inquiry thrives as everyday practice. The second edition includes a new
chapter highlighting three ways that the blueprint acts as an assessment
and curriculum system, and includes updated and enhanced references
throughout the book.
Both pre-service and in-service teachers are sure to learn strategies
for developing the reinforcing elements of IDM, from planning inquiries
to communicating conclusions and taking informed action. The updated
curricular and pedagogical examples included make this practical book
essential reading for researchers, students of pre-service and
in-service methods courses, and professional development programs.
