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ERIC Number: EJ399605
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Teacher Conceptions of History.
Evans, Ronald W.
Theory and Research in Social Education, v17 n3 p210-40 Sum 1989
Explores teachers' conceptions of the meaning of history. Contends that teachers' conceptions of history tend to place them in one of five typologies: storyteller, scientific historian, relativist/reformer, cosmic philosopher, or eclectic. Finds that these conceptions are related to teacher background, teacher belief, and teacher knowledge. Suggests that pedagogy may strongly relate to conceptions of history. (LS)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, History, Interviews, Psychological Studies, Schemata (Cognition), Social Studies, Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Background, Teacher Behavior, Teaching Styles
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Historians; History Teachers