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Peer reviewedKnight, Peter – Oxford Review of Education, 1989
Discusses how empathy is promoted in the United Kingdom's National Curriculum. Notes that the concept is ambiguous, especially as it is used in the subject of history. Describes how this concept impedes planning, teaching, and assessment. Suggests that understanding how children reason is more productive that making assumptions about how they…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development, Educational Practices
