Knowing, Teaching, and Learning History: National and International Perspectives (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780814781425)

A rethinking of teaching methodology in history classrooms

As issues of history and memory collide in our society and in the classroom, the time is ripe to rethink the place of history in our schools. Knowing, Teaching, and Learning History represents a unique effort by an international group of scholars to understand the future of teaching and learning about the past. It will challenge the ways in which historians, teachers, and students think about teaching history.

The book concerns itself first and foremost with the question, "How do students develop sophisticated historical understandings and how can teachers best encourage this process?" Recent developments in psychology, education, and historiography inform the debates that take place within Knowing, Teaching, and Learning History. This four-part volume identifies the current issues and problems in history education, then works towards a deep and considered understanding of this evolving field. The contributors to this volume link theory to practice, making crucial connections with those who teach history.

Published in conjunction with the American Historical Association.

Author: Peter N. Stearns
ISBN-10: 081478142X
ISBN-13: 9780814781425
Publisher: New York University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2000
Pages: 482
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 8.95h x 5.96w x 0.93d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2001 pg. 20