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ERIC Number: EJ485624
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
A Grandmother's Role in Wartime Communications.
Procter, David R.; Webb, Emily
Social Education, v58 n2 p96-97 Feb 1994
Describes a National History Day project based on students' grandmothers' experiences with prisoner of war communications during World War II. Relates how brief communications from prisoners were relayed to soldiers families through U.S. War Department channels. Discusses development of historical research and interpretation skills. (CFR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Military Personnel, Military Service, Prisoners, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Skill Development, Social Change, Social History, Social Science Research, Social Studies, Thinking Skills, United States History, War, Womens History, World War II
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Japan; Military History; National History Day; Prisoners of War