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Publication Date: 2004
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The Historical Imagination: Collingwood in the Classroom
Lemisko, Lynn Speer
Canadian Social Studies, v38 n2 Win 2004
Philosopher and historian R. G. Collingwood developed and elaborated a theory and approach to reconstructing knowledge about the past that relies on the historical imagination. This paper argues that Collingwood's theory offers teachers sound reasons for using constructivist approaches in their classrooms and that his methodological approach can be adapted to develop instructional strategies that recognize the importance of the human imagination in the learning process. Important aspects of Collingwood's theoretical approach will be briefly explained, a description of his suggested method for handling primary source materials will be provided, and an instructional strategy for imagining the past, based on his method, will be outlined.
Descriptors: History Instruction, Imagination, Primary Sources, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, History, Constructivism (Learning), Historians, Inquiry, Questioning Techniques
University of Alberta. 347 Education South, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G5, Canada. Web site: http://www2.education.ualberta.ca/css/
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Language: English
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