Collecting Stories about Strip-Mining: Using Oral History in the Classroom.

Kerrigan, William

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ERIC Number: EJ672227

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2003

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Collecting Stories about Strip-Mining: Using Oral History in the Classroom.

Kerrigan, William

Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, v28 n1 p22-28 Spr 2003

Describes an oral history project to help students understand the narrative nature of history. Explains that the project focuses on "the Big Muskie" earth-moving machine and strip mining in southeastern Ohio. Explores the different stages of the classroom project. (CMK)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, History Instruction, Interviews, Local History, Oral History, Social Studies, Student Reaction, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Ohio

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