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ERIC Number: EJ540246
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
"Any History is Someone's History:" Listening to Multiple Voices from the Past.
Levstik, Linda S.
Social Education, v61 n1 p48-51 Jan 1997
Argues that historical knowledge is socially constructed, dependent upon the interplay of past, and current accepted theories and research. Maintains that history instruction should both reflect and promote this through the inclusion of multiple points of view, student centered instruction, and experiential learning. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Educational Innovation, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Historiography, History, History Instruction, Multicultural Education, Open Education, Social Influences, Social Science Research, Social Studies
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Loewen (James W)