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Download full textHoward, James; Mendenhall, Thomas – 1982
This report argues for renewed attention to the teaching of history in the schools and provides suggestions for improving the state of history in our educational system. Much of history's trouble in the schools derives from a misunderstanding about what the subject is and what it is not. History is not social studies; it is essentially narrative.…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Core Curriculum, Definitions, Educational Needs
