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ERIC Number: EJ598173
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
On the Importance of Historical Positionality to Thinking about and Teaching History.
VanSledright, Bruce A.
International Journal of Social Education, v12 n2 p1-18 Fall-Win 1997-98
Maintains that historical understanding is possible only by taking the student's positionality, or prior understanding of the past, into consideration when teaching historical concepts and facts. Explains that through the ambitious efforts of the history teacher, such as questioning students on their epistemological positions, a student's positionality can change and grow. (CMK)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Educational Background, Higher Education, Historical Interpretation, History Instruction, Prior Learning, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Socioeconomic Background, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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