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Peer reviewedHallden, Ola – Learning and Instruction, 1998
Aspects of personalization in historical descriptions and explanations are explored, considering conceptualizations of great leaders, the personification of institutions, and the tendency of students to transform structural explanations into personalization. It is argued that personalization is central to a common-sense concept of history. (SLD)
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Essays, Higher Education
