Doing History: Investigating with Children in Elementary and Middle Schools

Abstract

Through case studies of teachers and students in diverse classrooms and from diverse backgrounds, this volume shows children engaging in authentic historical investigations, based on the premise that they can engage in valid forms of historical inquiry-collecting and data analysis to examine the perspectives of people in the past, consider multiple interpretations, and create evidence-based historical accounts. Grounded in contemporary sociocultural theory and research, it features vignettes showing teachers and students doing history in environments rich in literature, art, writing, discussion, and debate, and explains how the teaching demonstrated reflects basic principles of contemporary learning theory

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