Doing History

by Levstik, Linda S.; Barton, Keith C.

• ISBN13: 9780805880403
• ISBN10: 0805880402
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-12-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc

Summary

Doing History offers a unique perspective on history instruction in the elementary and middle grades. Through case studies of teachers and students doing history, the text shows children engaging in authentic historical investigations, often in the context of an integrated social studies curriculum.
The grounding of this book in contemporary sociocultural theory and research makes it unique among social studies methods texts. In each chapter, the authors explain how the teaching demonstrated in the vignettes reflects basic principles of contemporary learning theory; thus they not only provide specific examples of successful activities, but place them in a theoretical context that allows teachers to adapt and apply them in a wide variety of settings.

Table of Contents

Preface
Who We Are and Who We Can Become: The Sociocultural Context for Studying History	p. 1
It's Not Just a Mishap: The Theory Behind Disciplined Inquiry	p. 9
There Aren't A Lot of "For Sure" Facts: Building Communities of Historical Inquiry	p. 17
To Find Out Things We Didn't Know About Ourselves: Personal Histories	p. 26
Tell Me About Yourself: Linking Children to the Past Through Family Histories	p. 36
I Think Columbus Went to Hell: Initiating Inquiry Into World History	p. 48
Rats in the Hospital: Creating a History Museum	p. 65
I Have No Experience With This!: Historical Inquiry in an Integrated Social Studies Setting	p. 79
Why Isn't That in the Textbook?: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Historical Thinking	p. 91
Oh, Good! We Get to Argue: Putting Conflict in Context	p. 104
In My Opinion, It Could Happen Again: How Attitudes and Beliefs Have Changed Over Time	p. 114
Nosotros La Gente: Agency and Perspective in American History	p. 128
The Arts Make Us All Part of Humankind: Cognitive Pluralism in History Teaching and Learning	p. 143
Hey, I Know What's Going on Here!: Constructive Assessment in History	p. 160
References	p. 172
Index	p. 180
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