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ERIC Number: EJ598177
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
Full of Sound and Fury... Signifying Nothing? Why the History Standards Have a Troubled Future.
Foster, Stuart; Morris, James W.
International Journal of Social Education, v12 n2 p60-68 Fall-Win 1997-98
Summarizes the five reasons why the National History Standards will have a minimal effect on history instruction in U.S. schools: (1) the controversy behind the standards; (2) the unrealistic and impractical nature of the standards; (3) competition with local policies; (4) the formulation of widely adopted textbooks; and (5) the nature of history. (CMK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, National Standards, Political Influences, Social Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Textbook Content, Textbook Preparation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National History Standards