Language is being designed to suggest that licensure may be granted based on meeting the standards of the appropriate learned national organization if IPSB has not approved standards for a discreet area. This is under discussion, and is not a formal recommendation. Are institutions of higher ed. Consideration should be given to using the National Standards to ensure flexibility. The definition may help with understanding the rationale behind one license for social studies.
Social studies is integrated social sciences and humanities.
Suggested using the term standards instead of strands. The standards as written are comprehensive. There is no need for discreet strands. The standards approved by IPSB are embedded in the current texts and research. The same is true for anthropology and sociology.