Knowing, teaching, and learning history : national and international perspectives

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Knowing, teaching, and learning history : national and international perspectives

edited by Peter N. Stearns, Peter Seixas, and Sam Wineburg

New York University Press, c2000

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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A rethinking of teaching methodology in history classrooms As issues of history and memory collide in our society and in the classroom, the time is ripe to rethink the place of history in our schools. Knowing, Teaching, and Learning History represents a unique effort by an international group of scholars to understand the future of teaching and learning about the past. It will challenge the ways in which historians, teachers, and students think about teaching history. The book concerns itself first and foremost with the question, "How do students develop sophisticated historical understandings and how can teachers best encourage this process?" Recent developments in psychology, education, and historiography inform the debates that take place within Knowing, Teaching, and Learning History. This four-part volume identifies the current issues and problems in history education, then works towards a deep and considered understanding of this evolving field. The contributors to this volume link theory to practice, making crucial connections with those who teach history. Published in conjunction with the American Historical Association.

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  • NCID
    BA48830907
  • ISBN
    • 0814781411
    • 081478142X
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 482 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Subject Headings
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