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ERIC Number: EJ516973
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-0335
The Reimplementation of the Biographical Approach to History.
Skoda, Richard J.
Councilor, v54 p15-22 1994-95
Maintains that historians, education professors, and education critics have called for a return to a history-centered social studies curriculum. Asserts that the use of biographies and autobiographies will reinvigorate the atmosphere of the history classroom. Includes a 22-item nonannotated bibliography of teacher resources on the topic. (CFR)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Social Studies, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Note: Theme issue topic: "The Narrative in Social Studies."