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ERIC Number: EJ480321
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Forsooth! An Exploration into Living History.
Pahl, Ronald H.
Social Studies, v85 n1 p21-24 Jan-Feb 1994
Argues that, although social studies classes should be exciting and interesting, students frequently rate them as among the most boring and irrelevant. Asserts that living history programs, including history theater, history immersion, and living history museums can improve history instruction and student attitudes. (CFR)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Class Activities, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Field Trips, History Instruction, Learning Activities, Sensory Experience, Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Theater Arts
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Living History