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ERIC Number: EJ1002105
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Building Community through Shared Aesthetic Experience: A Multimedia Family History Project
McCrary, Nancye E.
Social Education, v76 n2 p96-99 Mar-Apr 2012
Family history projects have been used extensively in social studies education. They help to personalize history and mediate an awareness of self in relation to others. This article details how one such project, implemented in a teacher education program, promoted dialogues of respect and fostered community among pre-service teachers. It includes suggestions for adopting similar projects in P-12 classrooms. (Contains 4 notes.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Genealogy, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Self Concept, Dialogs (Language), Communities of Practice, Elementary Secondary Education
National Council for the Social Studies. 8555 Sixteenth Street #500, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 800-683-0812; Tel: 301-588-1800; Fax: 301-588-2049; e-mail: membership@ncss.org; Web site: http://www.socialstudies.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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