The Challenge of Rethinking History Education: On Practices, Theories, and Policy

by VanSledright; Bruce

• ISBN13: 9780415873796
• ISBN10: 0415873797
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2010-07-06
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

In The Challenge of Rethinking History Education, Bruce VanSledright argues for a more inquiry-oriented approach to history teaching and learning that fosters a sense of citizenship through the critical skills of historical investigation.

Author Biography

Bruce A. VanSledright is Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Seeking a More Potent Approach to Teaching History	p. 5
On the Limits of Collective Memorialization and Persistent Instruction	p. 21
The Case of Thomas Becker: Using Knowledge of History as a Domain to Structure Pedagogical Choices	p. 39
Learning History: What Do Students Know and What Can They Do with that Knowledge?	p. 60
Teaching about Indian Removal: Describing and Unpacking the Investigative Approach	p. 81
Assessing Student Learning	p. 128
Theorizing Investigative History Teaching	p. 155
How Are History Teachers to Learn to Teach Using an Investigative Approach?	p. 172
Appendix	p. 195
Notes	p. 198
Index	p. 217
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