David Warren Saxe is Professor-In-Charge of Social Studies Education at The Pennsylvania State University.

• Forewordby C. Benjamin CoxPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Social Science, Social Education, and Social Studies:Descriptions, Definitions, and Origins2. Beginnings of Traditional History3. School Reform and the Committee of Seven4. Toward Social Education Reform5. Social Studies Comes to Influence6. The Social Studies-Efficiency PrototypeAppendixNotesBibliographyIndex

"This book fills a gap in the history of the field. In general there is a dearth of material on the subject and Saxe's criticism — that these works deal with individuals and not with movements — is absolutely valid. Even though I have contributed to most of them, I am quite willing to admit that research in the field is skewed and needs another sort of analysis. Thus, Saxe's book should be eagerly awaited and consumed." — S. Samuel Shermis, Purdue University"The book makes appropriate and important distinctions between social studies and history as fields with distinct origins, traditions, and values. The author uses a great deal of primary source material that is often overlooked by other historians. The organization of the work is logical and straightforward; his analysis is solid. I think a book like this is long overdue." — George L. Mehaffy, San Diego State University