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Download full textVanSledright, Bruce A. – 1996
This study presents students' responses to the question: "Why do you think they teach you American history in school?" It also provides responses to a second related question: "How might learning history help you in your life away from school?" The study also discusses the types and nature of the rationales students offered and places them against…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development
