People Need to Know - Confronting History in the Heartland (Paperback, New edition)

People Need to Know follows a group of students as they study the defining event in their community's history - a 1930 lynching that was captured in one of the century's most iconic and disturbing photographs. With ambitions of contributing to public understanding, the students set out to create a collection of online resources about the lynching. As they encounter troubling information and consider how best to present it to others, the students come to better understand the complex ethical ramifications of historical work and to more fully appreciate why their learning matters. Through the stories of these students, their teacher, and an author re-immersed in the town of his own childhood, the book develops an approach to curriculum in which students create products of value beyond the school walls. In a time of educational standardization, when assignments and assessments often fail to deliberately engage the ethically charged and locally particular contexts of students' lives, Robert M. Lucas proposes that we see learning in their creation and appreciation of public value. The book will be of particular interest for courses in curriculum studies and in history and social studies education.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Counterpoints, 484
Release date:	2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Robert M. Lucas
Dimensions:	225 x 150 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	179
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4331-2978-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > Curriculum planning & development Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Teacher training Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > Secondary schools > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > Teaching of those with special educational needs > Teaching of physically disabled persons Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4331-2978-7
Barcode:	9781433129780

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