Teaching History for the Common Good
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Word Count
76,000 words, Guess
Page Count
304 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL9854770M
- ISBN-139780805839319
- ISBN-100805839313
- OCLC Control Number656092925
- Goodreads1083429
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- LibraryThing6856062
Classifications
- LCCLB1582.U6B37 2004
Description
"In Teaching History for the Common Good, Barton and Levstik present an overview of competing ideas among educators, historians, politicians, and the public about the nature and purpose of teaching history, and they evaluate these debates in light of current research on students' historical thinking. In many cases, disagreements about what should be taught to the nation's children, and how it should be presented, reflect fundamental differences that will not easily be resolved. A central premise of this book, though, is that systematic theory and research can play an important role in such debates, by providing evidence of how students think, how their ideas interact with the information they encounter both in school and out, and how these ideas differ across contexts. Such evidence is needed as an alternative to the untested assumptions that plague so many discussions of history education." "Teaching History for the Common Good is essential reading for history and social studies professionals, researchers, teacher educators, and student's as well as for policy-makers, parents, and members of the general public who are interested in history education or in students' thinking and learning about the subject."--BOOK JACKET. Barton and Levstik present a clear overview of competing ideas among educators, historians, politicians, and the public about the nature and purpose of teaching history, and they evaluate these debates in light of current research on students' historical thinking.
First Sentence
No one likes the way history is taught.
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