ERIC Number: EJ791654
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-May
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-2745
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The Battle of Shiloh: A Study in Leadership and a Terrain Walk
Day, James S.; Truss, Ruth S.
History Teacher, v40 n3 p427-430 May 2007
Students from the University of Montevallo, Alabama's public liberal arts university, re-created the Battle of Shiloh (April 6-7, 1862) approximately twenty miles north of Corinth, Mississippi. For ten weeks in a classroom environment, nineteen students studied strategy, operations, and tactics that affected events nearly 143 years prior. Then, sixteen of those students, each representing a key Union or Confederate commander, stepped back in time for about 45 hours. This two-part course brought to fruition nearly three years of planning and preparation. This article describes the implementation and the outcomes of this two-part course.
Descriptors: College Instruction, History Instruction, College Students, Course Content, United States History, War, Active Learning, Learning Activities, Leadership, Recreational Activities, Student Projects, Student Research, Primary Sources, Field Trips, Historic Sites, Parks, Planning, Teaching Methods, Financial Support, Role Playing
Society for History Education. California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840-1601. Tel: 562-985-2573; Fax: 562-985-5431; Web site: http://www.thehistoryteacher.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alabama; Mississippi
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