| Description |
ix, 482 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Schweigen! die Kinder! or, Does postmodern history have a place in the schools? / Peter Seixas -- Is it possible to teach beliefs as well as knowledge about history? / James V. Wertsch -- Teaching and learning history in Canada / Desmond Morton -- Dilemmas and delights of learning History / David Lowenthal -- The Caliph's coin / Denis Shemilt -- The "convergence" paradigm in studying Early American history in the schools / Gary B. Nash -- Constructing world history in the classroom / Ross E. Dunn -- The educational backgrounds of history teachers / Diane Ravitch -- A catwalk across the great divide / G. Williamson McDiarmid and Peter Vinten-Johansen -- "What's this new crap? What's wrong with the old crap?" / Shelly Weintraub -- Progression in historical understanding among students ages 7-14 / Peter Lee and Rosalyn Ashby -- Lessons on teaching and learning in history from Paul's Pen / Gaea Leinhardt -- Methods and aims of teaching history in Europe / Bodo von Borries -- How Americans use and think about the past / Roy Rosenzweig -- Articulating the silences / Linda S. Levstik -- Making historical sense / Sam Wineburg -- Into the breach / Robert B. Bain -- Making connections / Christine Gutierrez -- A case study of developing historical understanding via instruction / James F. Voss and Jennifer Wiley -- Historical understanding / Veronica Boix-Mansilla -- Getting specific about training in historical analysis / Peter N. Stearns -- The sourcer's apprentice / M. Anne Britt ... [et al.].6 |
| Summary |
This four-part volume identifies the problems and issues in late 20th and early 21st-century history education, working towards an understanding of this evolving field. It aims to give both students and teachers insights into the best way of developing historical understanding in pupils |
| Analysis |
History |
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Teaching of specific subjects |
| Notes |
Papers presented at a conference funded by the Spencer Foundation and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Historiography -- Congresses.
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History -- Study and teaching -- Congresses.
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Historiography.
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History -- Study and teaching.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Seixas, Peter C., 1947-
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Stearns, Peter N.
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Wineburg, Samuel S.
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| LC no. |
00008810 |
| ISBN |
0814781411 (alk. paper) |
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081478142X (paperback: alk. paper) |
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