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ERIC Number: EJ536802
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Getting to the Present in U.S. History: A "Decades" Project.
Hebert, Annie
Social Studies Review, v35 n3 p34-38 Spr-Sum 1996
Describes a high school U.S. history course where the students are completely responsible for instruction on the period from 1950-96. Small groups each take a decade from this period and prepare week-long presentations. The presentations cover economics, politics, foreign affairs, technology, sociocultural aspects, and other issues. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Course Content, Experiential Learning, History Instruction, Instructional Innovation, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learner Controlled Instruction, Modern History, Peer Teaching, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Student Participation, Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Thematic Approach, United States History, Units of Study
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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