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ERIC Number: EJ525317
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Right for the Wrong Reasons. National History Standards.
Whelan, Michael
Social Education, v60 n1 p55-57 Jan 1996
Criticizes the very notion of national standards for history. Maintains that the interpretative nature of historical study does not lend itself to the establishment of a single set of curricular standards. Argues that the most effective means of improving history instruction is to improve education for history teachers. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Bias, Conservatism, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Educational Quality, Higher Education, Historiography, History Instruction, National Standards, Political Influences, Political Issues, Politics of Education, Public Opinion, Scholarship, Social Studies, Teacher Education, Teacher Improvement, Traditionalism
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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