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Harris, Richard; Burn, Katharine – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2016
Public and policy discourse about the content of history curricula is frequently contested, but the voice of history teachers is often absent from such debate. Drawing on a large-scale online survey of history teachers in England, this paper explores their responses to major curriculum reforms proposed by the Coalition government in February 2013.…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Course Content, Online Surveys
Grever, Maria; Pelzer, Ben; Haydn, Terry – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2011
The article reports the outcomes of a survey of 678 Dutch, English, and French students in multicultural high schools located in three urban areas, with the aim of developing insight into the sort of history they consider worthwhile. The research was undertaken in the context of widespread concern about the effects of recent migration patterns on…
Descriptors: High School Students, Cultural Pluralism, Factor Analysis, Urban Areas
Schall-Leckrone, Laura – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative research study examined how student teachers and novice history teachers learn to teach adolescent bilingual learners (BLs) from coursework to the classroom. The purpose of the study was to investigate to what extent five participants drew upon social justice-oriented pre-service preparation when they taught history to bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, History Instruction, Teaching Methods, Student Teachers
Hawkey, Kate – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2007
What lies behind the lack of theorizing about content in history in contrast to much greater attention given to theorizing about children's developing understanding of historical skills and processes? Egan's model of the characteristic ways in which children of different ages engage with the world is used to raise the question of what content to…
Descriptors: Culture, Comprehension, Inferences, Cognitive Processes

Starr, Raymond – History Teacher, 1973
A history course could be built around the hypothesis that capitalism, democracy, protestantism, individualism are the result of abnormal conditions caused when congested Europe discovered and began to exploit the Great Frontier; the assumption continues that when the abnormal conditions abate the world will return to a normal'' state. (JB)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Educational Strategies, History Instruction

Lewy, Arieh – Social Studies, 1977
Criteria are described for selecting specific issues, events, and documents to be covered in history courses. Teachers should base content selection on basic concepts within the discipline, social needs and values of the class, pedagogical considerations, and the principle of economy in meeting multiple needs. (Author/AV)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education

Ritter, Charles F. – History Teacher, 1973
Description of a course built around the question, What is History?'' The methodological principles of selection, causation, generalization, and interpretation are applied. (JB)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Educational Objectives
Hess, Natalie; Morton, Elaine – Journal of Intensive English Studies, 1996
Describes an academic bridge course designed to prepare advanced students in an intensive English program (IEP) for university studies. Findings reveal that this course is an effective tool for preparing English-as-a-Second-Language students for an American university. (21 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Students, Course Content, Course Objectives
Wenham, Peter D. – 1973
The Schools Council Project investigated current practices in teaching history, identified objectives and obstacles and carried out a program in trial schools based upon conclusions drawn from the investigation. An experimental framework for syllabus construction based first on the conceptual structure of history and second, on a taxonomy of…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Education, Conceptual Schemes, Course Content
Barth, James L. – 1984
Tested in secondary schools and college classrooms, these social studies activities illustrate an integrated social studies curriculum as advocated by "The Social Studies Curriculum Guidelines" of the National Council for the Social Studies. There are four major chapters dealing with (1) civics and U.S. government, (2) global and international…
Descriptors: Career Education, Course Content, Curriculum, Curriculum Development