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Peer reviewedPayne, Harry C. – History Teacher, 1978
Discusses the use of novels in studying social history. Proposes that the contents of novels be accepted not as a set of answers about a society, but as a set of questions, plausible hypotheses as to how the historian might organize his evidence. (Author/JK)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Fiction, Higher Education, History Instruction
Peer reviewedPayne, Harry C. – History Teacher, 1981
Outlines seven criteria for judging the use of psychoanalytic biographical data in historiography. The author concludes that the psychoanalytic approach is useful as a teaching device to help students gain a deeper understanding of the motivations causing the actions of historical figures. (AM)
Descriptors: Biographies, Empathy, Higher Education, Historiography
