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Peer reviewedOsborne, Ken – History and Social Science Teacher, 1987
Shows how F. R. Scott's poem, "Laurentian Shield" can be used to teach Canadian history and geography. (RKM)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography, History, History Instruction
Peer reviewedOsborne, Ken – History and Social Science Teacher, 1987
Advocates the use of poetry to teach Canadian history. Emphasizes the poems of F. R. Scott to accomplish this task. Lists and explains eight reasons for using poetry in the history classroom. (RKM)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History, History Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
Direct linkOsborne, Ken – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2003
This article examines the educational ideas of Fred Morrow Fling (1860-1934). A practitioner of "scientific history," Fling believed that the principal goal of history education was to teach the historical method through the analysis of primary sources. Unlike his contemporaries, who saw sources as useful for adding interest to lessons, Fling…
Descriptors: Reputation, Primary Sources, History Instruction, Evidence
Peer reviewedOsborne, Ken – History and Social Science Teacher, 1975
Lessons on Canadian social history from the 1890's to 1920 are provided. (DE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, History, History Instruction, Instructional Innovation
Peer reviewedOsborne, Ken – Canadian Social Studies, 1994
Reports on an analysis of history textbooks used in Canadian schools during the 1930s. Presents a set of six criteria used by the evaluators. Concludes that the textbook study is a reminder of the period when the social studies curriculum was the subject of political criticism from the left. (CFR)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
