Teaching history for the common good [electronic resource] / Keith C. Barton, Linda S. Levstik.
By: Barton, Keith C
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Contributor(s): Levstik, Linda S.
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TextPublisher: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 288 p.) : ill.ISBN: 1410610500 (electronic bk.); 9781410610508 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): History -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- United States | History -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- United States | Civics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- United States | Civics -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 372.89 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge: | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| E-book | Davenport Library e-book | E-book | 372.89 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not For Loan | mq542782 |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
A Sociocultural Perspective on History Education -- Participatory Democracy and Democratic Humanism -- The Identification Stance -- The Analytic Stance -- The Moral Response Stance -- The Exhibition Stance -- Narrative Structure and History Education -- Narratives of Individual Achievement and Motivation -- The Story of National Freedom and Progress -- Inquiry -- Historical Empathy as Perspective Recognition -- Empathy as Caring -- Teacher Education and the Purposes of History.
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.
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