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ERIC Number: EJ198656
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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History through Biography: A Review Essay.
Campbell, Randolph B.
Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, v4 n1 p31-36 Spr 1979
Suggests that history teachers can increase student interest in United States history courses by using a biographical approach to teaching about individuals from many areas of American life. Surveys literary works and textbooks which lend themselves to incorporation into history courses. Journal availability: see SO 507 033. (DB)
Descriptors: Biographies, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, History Instruction, Humanization, Literature Reviews, Social Indicators, Student Interests, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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