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Peer reviewedHantula, James – Social Education, 1976
A junior high level social studies unit designed to determine the characteristics of a real and fictionalized "great" person is described. (DE)
Descriptors: Biographies, Course Descriptions, Research Skills, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedWheeler, Ronald; Kelly, Kevin P. – Social Education, 1975
The implications of the use of historical research in elementary grades are examined. The study of the family as a beginning for a historical research project is suggested. (JR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Family Characteristics, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedMehaffy, George L. – Social Education, 1984
Oral history is a valuable teaching technique to use with elementary students because it provides a sense of self-identity; nurtures a concept of neighborhood; develops research and writing skills; and encourages a sense of curiosity, wonder, and excitement about history. Suggestions for beginning an elementary oral history project are presented.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, History Instruction, Oral History, Primary Sources
