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ERIC Number: EJ386461
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Using Oral Histories to Address Social Issues in the Social Studies Classroom.
Totten, Samuel
Social Education, v53 n2 p114-16,125 Feb 1989
Discusses the use of oral history to enliven, enhance, and supplement the standard social studies curriculum. Presents rationales for using oral histories, methods for classroom use, and suggestions for locating interviewees. Includes an annotated list of oral histories that address social issues. (GEA)
Descriptors: History Instruction, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Interviews, Learning Activities, Oral History, Primary Sources, Secondary Education, Social History, Social Problems, Social Studies, Student Interests, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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