Knowing History in Schools
Title | Knowing History in Schools PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur Chapman |
Publisher | UCL Press |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 2021-01-07 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1787357309 |
The ‘knowledge turn’ in curriculum studies has drawn attention to the central role that knowledge of the disciplines plays in education, and to the need for new thinking about how we understand knowledge and knowledge-building. Knowing History in Schools explores these issues in the context of teaching and learning history through a dialogue between the eminent sociologist of curriculum Michael Young, and leading figures in history education research and practice from a range of traditions and contexts. With a focus on Young’s ‘powerful knowledge’ theorisation of the curriculum, and on his more recent articulations of the ‘powers’ of knowledge, this dialogue explores the many complexities posed for history education by the challenge of building children’s historical knowledge and understanding. The book builds towards a clarification of how we can best conceptualise knowledge-building in history education. Crucially, it aims to help history education students, history teachers, teacher educators and history curriculum designers navigate the challenges that knowledge-building processes pose for learning history in schools.
Perspectives of Black Histories in Schools
Title | Perspectives of Black Histories in Schools PDF eBook |
Author | LaGarrett J. King |
Publisher | IAP |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2019-11-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1641138440 |
Concerned scholars and educators, since the early 20th century, have asked questions regarding the viability of Black history in k-12 schools. Over the years, we have seen k- 12 Black history expand as an academic subject, which has altered research questions that deviate from whether Black history is important to know to what type of Black history knowledge and pedagogies should be cultivated in classrooms in order to present a more holistic understanding of the group’ s historical significance. Research around this subject has been stagnated, typically focusing on the subject’s tokenism and problematic status within education. We know little of the state of k-12 Black history education and the different perspectives that Black history encompasses. The book, Perspectives on Black Histories in Schools, brings together a diverse group of scholars who discuss how k-12 Black history is understood in education. The book’s chapters focus on the question, what is Black history, and explores that inquiry through various mediums including its foundation, curriculum, pedagogy, policy, and psychology. The book provides researchers, teacher educators, and historians an examination into how much k- 12 Black history has come and yet how long it still needed to go.
Teaching the Social Sciences and History in Secondary Schools
Title | Teaching the Social Sciences and History in Secondary Schools PDF eBook |
Author | Social Science Education Consortium |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781577661382 |
Social Studies in Schools
Title | Social Studies in Schools PDF eBook |
Author | David Warren Saxe |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 332 |
Release | 1991-12-27 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1438418752 |
This supplemental text is an historical account of the beginning years of the social studies. Using the 1916 Social Studies report as a base, the book outlines the issues, contexts, and individuals that were influential in the genesis of the seminal social studies prototype program. The author explains that many of our present interests such as critical thinking, decision making, inquiry, reflective thinking, foundational studies, and cultural literacy can be found within the texts of the 1916 social studies program. Saxe also shows that the roots of the social studies program are found in the social sciences and not the traditional history curriculum. Included are chronological time lines that serve to illustrate the growth of the social studies, as well as an extensive bibliography of the primary foundational works of the social studies, including the 1916 report. These materials greatly enhance the value of Saxe's work for social studies educators and students.
A People's History for the Classroom
Title | A People's History for the Classroom PDF eBook |
Author | Bill Bigelow |
Publisher | Rethinking Schools |
Pages | 121 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0942961390 |
Presents a collection of lessons and activities for teaching American history for students in middle school and high school.
Place-and Community-Based Education in Schools
Title | Place-and Community-Based Education in Schools PDF eBook |
Author | Gregory A. Smith |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 185 |
Release | 2014-04-08 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1134999925 |
Place- and community-based education – an approach to teaching and learning that starts with the local – addresses two critical gaps in the experience of many children now growing up in the United States: contact with the natural world and contact with community. It offers a way to extend young people’s attention beyond the classroom to the world as it actually is, and to engage them in the process of devising solutions to the social and environmental problems they will confront as adults. This approach can increase students’ engagement with learning and enhance their academic achievement. Envisioned as a primer and guide for educators and members of the public interested in incorporating the local into schools in their own communities, this book explains the purpose and nature of place- and community-based education and provides multiple examples of its practice. The detailed descriptions of learning experiences set both within and beyond the classroom will help readers begin the process of advocating for or incorporating local content and experiences into their schools.
Public History and School
Title | Public History and School PDF eBook |
Author | Marko Demantowsky |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 2018-12-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 311046408X |
How do schools and public history influence each other? Cases studies focusing on school and public history around the world shed light on the intricate relationships between schools, students, teachers, policy makers and public historians. From why Robben Island is not included in South African curriculum to how German schools shape Holocaust memory, the case studies offered in this book sheds light on a current topic.