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ERIC Number: EJ473643
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Social History, the Census, and the Blues: A High School Application.
Sweeney, Joann Cutler; And Others
Social Studies, v84 n3 p107-12 May-Jun 1993
Contends that students should gain three benefits from any history curriculum: knowledge, skills, and an enthusiasm for further study. Asserts that social studies textbooks leave out important, interest-building information. Describes classroom projects using census data and the origin of blues music as examples of social history activities that go beyond the textbook. (CFR)
Descriptors: Black Culture, Census Figures, Class Activities, Curriculum Design, Demography, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, History Instruction, Music, Popular Culture, Population Distribution, Secondary Education, Social History, Social Studies, Textbooks, United States History
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Blues Music; Bureau of the Census