Doing history : investigating with children in elementary and middle schools /
Levstik, Linda S.
Doing history : investigating with children in elementary and middle schools / Linda S. Levstik, Keith C. Barton. - 5th ed. - New York, NY : Routledge, - xiv, 207 p. ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Now in its fifth edition, Doing History offers a unique perspective on teaching and learning history in the elementary and middle grades. Through case studies of teachers and students in diverse classrooms and from diverse backgrounds, it shows children engaging in authentic historical investigations, often in the context of an integrated social studies curriculum. The authors explain how the teaching demonstrated in the vignettes reflects basic principles of contemporary learning theory. Diversity of perspectives is emphasized in two ways: readers encounter students from a variety of backgrounds, and students themselves look at history from multiple perspectives"--
9780415737326 (hardback) 9780415737333 (pbk)
2014032636
History--Study and teaching (Elementary)--United States.
History--Study and teaching (Middle school)--United States.
Ciencias sociales--Enseñanza secundaria--Estados Unidos.
Historia--Enseñanza primaria--Estados Unidos.
Historia--Enseñanza secundaria--Estados Unidos.
Prácticas de la enseñanza--Estados Unidos.
LB 1582 / L667d 2015
372.89
Doing history : investigating with children in elementary and middle schools / Linda S. Levstik, Keith C. Barton. - 5th ed. - New York, NY : Routledge, - xiv, 207 p. ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Now in its fifth edition, Doing History offers a unique perspective on teaching and learning history in the elementary and middle grades. Through case studies of teachers and students in diverse classrooms and from diverse backgrounds, it shows children engaging in authentic historical investigations, often in the context of an integrated social studies curriculum. The authors explain how the teaching demonstrated in the vignettes reflects basic principles of contemporary learning theory. Diversity of perspectives is emphasized in two ways: readers encounter students from a variety of backgrounds, and students themselves look at history from multiple perspectives"--
9780415737326 (hardback) 9780415737333 (pbk)
2014032636
History--Study and teaching (Elementary)--United States.
History--Study and teaching (Middle school)--United States.
Ciencias sociales--Enseñanza secundaria--Estados Unidos.
Historia--Enseñanza primaria--Estados Unidos.
Historia--Enseñanza secundaria--Estados Unidos.
Prácticas de la enseñanza--Estados Unidos.
LB 1582 / L667d 2015
372.89