Ten educators present short critiques on the Fenton social studies materials; appraising the materials, the format of written and visual materials, and the inquiry methods used. (JB)

The discussion is intended to acquaint the reader with the newly established nations of the Americas---Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Barbados--and some of the ways in which they differ from the rest of Latin America. (SM)

The transition from a functionally pragmatic interpretation of history to a humanistic existential one is explored by comparing the philosophy of the eminent intellectual historian, Carl Becker, with that of Jose Ortega y Gasset, who interprets history from a humanistic point of view. (Author/SM)

The author defends the study and teaching of history against attacks of irrelevancy and dullness. Believing factual and conceptual knowledge of equal importance, the case study or thematic approach is advocated, using primary source materials and standard textbooks. Decision making and life in the city are case studies outlined with suggested…

Reviewing several social studies curriculum programs with history instruction content, the author identifies significant developments and trends giving special attention to the Amherst, Social Studies Curriculum Studies, and Carnegie Education Center projects. (MB)

Training for college teaching is finally reaching the edge of the graduate education stage. The author examines the possibilities for further improvements and the approach employed at his university. (Author)

Relevant research topics, adequate utilization of research methodologies and tools, and systematic training of graduate students for historical research are generally absent from history doctoral programs. (MB)

The concluding article for SO 500 407, details a sample curriculum which seeks to make historical studies relevant to students' lives and to cultivate skilled amateur historians who know how to ask and answer historical questions, and whose understanding of history will make them more effective persons and citizens. (Author/MB)

What is wrong about history is that people tend to forget its lessons. All modern societies could manage their affairs far better if they paid more heed to the experience of the past. (Author)

Children who take avid pleasure in history told as a good story more often than not forsake it as adults. History has too often ceased to be a good story and become simply analytical, arid, tedious. (Author)

Urban history has made impressive gains since 1960. Three book-length studies of Mexican Americans in the southwestern cities of Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and El Paso have contributed significantly to historians understanding of the process of urbanization. (RM)

Discusses how historical analogies of current events have been used and misused in the formation of U.S. public policies. (AM)