The Curricular Validity of Local History: Surface Events and Underlying Values.

Helmreich, Jonathan E.

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ERIC Number: EJ398338

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Curricular Validity of Local History: Surface Events and Underlying Values.

Helmreich, Jonathan E.

Social Education, v53 n5 p310-13 Sep 1989

Addresses three commonly cited justifications for historical study in considering the value of local history. Speaks to the idea that ignorance of the past condemns persons to the same mistakes, that history offers moral guidance, and that history should be studied for its own essence. Discusses the intrinsic and practical values of history. (KO)

Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Study, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Local History, Local Issues, Social History, Social Studies, Values

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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