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Long, Kenneth – College Teaching, 2008
In the fall 2005 semester, the author designed a course in the history of America's modern wars hoping to encourage students to criticize and oppose the country's current aggressions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Surveys of student attitude change suggest that the course did promote criticism but did far less to facilitate student activism. The author…
Descriptors: Modern History, Student Attitudes, Activism, Attitude Change
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Pino, Julio Cesar – History Teacher, 2001
Latin America, the most advanced of the underdeveloped regions of the world, is a perfect showcase for exploring the contradictions that come into play when the historical construction of gender clashes with economic practice. The history of modern Latin America shows that economic development can actually work to the detriment of women. The most…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Modern History, Latin American History, Social Class