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ERIC Number: EJ620654
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Girls Can Be President: Generating Interest in an Inclusive History.
Karnes, Melinda
Social Education, v64 n1 pps5-8 Jan-Feb 2000
Explains that after a vast majority of students expressed disinterest in their social studies classes, a group of teachers attempted to generate student interest by teaching an inclusive history. Focuses on the planning and preparation, teaching methods, and classroom environment. Lists three teaching components that correlate with student interest. (CMK)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Gender Issues, History Instruction, Middle Schools, Multiple Intelligences, Social Studies, Student Interests, Surveys, Teacher Effectiveness, Textbook Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Part of the supplement "Middle Level Learning".