Prosopography as a Teaching Tool: Understanding the Essence of Power.

Carter, John Marshall

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ERIC Number: EJ305937

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1984

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Prosopography as a Teaching Tool: Understanding the Essence of Power.

Carter, John Marshall

Georgia Social Science Journal, v15 n3 p30-36 Fall 1984

Prosopography is the investigation of the common background characteristics of a group of people in history by means of a collective study of lives. How the discipline of prosopography can be used to help secondary and college level students understand the nuances of power is examined. (RM)

Descriptors: Biographies, Higher Education, Political Power, Questioning Techniques, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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