![]() ![]() That year, the National Council was to meet in the South, in Dallas, Texas, and that caused real concern among the planners. That job was given to the upcoming president. In 1952 I served as the national meeting chairman. ![]() John Haefner: Well, I'll start with the annual meeting. What kinds of times were those? What was the social-political context for social studies education then? You wrote the preface to the 1953 yearbook, a book on the teaching of social studies skills, which you referred to as citizenship skills, such as gathering and evaluating information, communicating, and critical thinking. In 1952 you were elected president of NCSS and served as the presiding officer throughout 1953. Mary Hepburn: John Haefner, I would like to obtain your perspective on social studies education over the years since you served as president of National Council for the Social Studies. Hepburn is professor of social science education and head of the Citizen Education Division at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia, Athens. ![]() The interview was conducted for Social Education by Mary Hepburn in November 1994. In this interview, he shares his reflections on social studies education then and now, and on the constant challenges facing NCSS. John Haefner was NCSS President over 40 years ago, in 1953-farther back in time than any other current NCSS member who has served as President. ![]()
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