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Peer reviewedSteffens, Henry – Social Studies, 1991
Discusses the importance of voice in historical writing. Criticizes objective historiography as impossible and undesirable. Emphasizes the interest and depth of interpretation generated by the use of voice in historical writing. Suggests classroom exercises that enable students to identify and evaluate voice in primary sources and secondary works.…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education, Historiography
Peer reviewedHirshfield, Claire – Social Studies, 1991
Recounts a Philadelphia Alliance for Teaching Humanities in the Schools (PATHS) oral history project developed by Pennsylvania State faculty members and elementary school teachers. Delineates the project's objectives. Explains that students from various ethnic and racial backgrounds interviewed family members and created a local history resource…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cultural Education, Data Collection, Elementary Education
