History 7-11: Developing Primary Teaching Skills (Lancaster Pamphlets)

Dean, Jacqui

ISBN 10: 0415132819 / ISBN 13: 9780415132817

Published by Routledge, 1997

About this Item

Learning history is remembered by many teachers as a passive process involving "learning dates". Using an action research approach to improving practice, the authors' own case-study of "The Vikings" and teachers' accounts are used to illustrate different teaching approaches. Num Pages: 158 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JNU; YQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 194 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310. . 1997. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: History 7-11: Developing Primary Teaching Skills (Lancaster Pamphlets)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415132819
• ISBN 13: 9780415132817
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Learning history is remembered by many teachers as a passive process involving 'learning dates'. In this book, the emphasis is on 'doing history' - making sense of the past through the process of investigation as a true historian would. The authors argue that children should be involved in historical investigations, thus developing the skills and processes that underpin historical understanding. Using an Action Research approach to improving practice, the authors' own case-study of 'The Vikings' and teachers' accounts are used to illustrate different teaching approaches. These fully involve the children as historians in an imaginative and creative way. Each chapter is supported by exercises and activities which demonstrate how to translate theory into practice together with a specific focus on the problems of planning and resourcing to produce practical teaching strategies.

About the Author

Jon Nichol is Director of the History Education Centre and Reader in History and Education at the School of Education, University of Exeter where Jacqui Dean is Lecturer in History and Humanities.