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ERIC Number: EJ543639
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Learning How to Learn: The Amherst Project and History Education in the Schools.
Brown, Richard H.
Social Studies, v87 n6 p267-73 Nov-Dec 1996
Reviews the origin, implementation, and principles of the Amherst Project, a teacher education workshop that was one of the leading examples of the "new social studies" in the 1960s. Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the project and briefly notes similar programs still in existence. (MJP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Educational Trends, Evaluation, History, History Instruction, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teacher Education, Teacher Workshops, United States History
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Amherst Project; New Social Studies