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ERIC Number: EJ536750
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0882-228X
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What is a Community? Taking Documentary Photographs of Urban Americans into the Middle School Classroom.
Faires, Nora; Harkness, Bruce
OAH Magazine of History, v10 n4 p73-77 Sum 1996
Describes a Michigan social studies curriculum enrichment project that combines historical analysis with documentary photographs of urban residents. The project utilizes photographs, public history, and oral histories to introduce middle school students to the concept of community. Includes photographs of urban activities and discussion questions. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Coordination, Community Development, Community Responsibility, Local History, Middle Schools, Oral History, Photography, Public History, Secondary Education, Social Action, Urban Areas, Urban Culture, Urban Environment, Urban Improvement
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan
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