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The Challenge of Rethinking History Education - On Practices, Theories, and Policy (Hardcover)
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The Challenge of Rethinking History Education - On Practices, Theories, and Policy (Hardcover)
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Every few years in the United States, history teachers go through
what some believe is an embarrassing national ritual. A
representative group of students sit down to take a standardized
U.S. history test, and the results show varied success. Sizable
percentages of students score at or below a "basic" understanding
of the country's history. Pundits seize on these results to argue
that not only are students woefully ignorant about history, but
history teachers are simply not doing an adequate job teaching
historical facts. The overly common practice of teaching history as
a series of dates, memorizing the textbook, and taking notes on
teachers' lectures ensues. In stark contrast, social studies
educators like Bruce A. VanSledright argue instead for a more
inquiry-oriented approach to history teaching and learning that
fosters a sense of citizenship through the critical skills of
historical investigation. Detailed case studies of exemplar
teachers are included in this timely book to make visible, in an
easily comprehensible way, the thought processes of skilled
teachers. Each case is then unpacked further to clearly address the
question of what history teachers need to know to teach in an
investigative way. The Challenge of Rethinking History Education is
a must read for anyone looking for a guide to both the theory and
practice of what it means to teach historical thinking, to engage
in investigative practice with students, and to increase students'
capacity to critically read and assess the nature of the complex
culture in which they live.
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