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Weintraub, Roy; Tal, Nimrod – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2023
This article examines the key category defining multiculturalism in Israeli history education: the representation of North African and Middle Eastern Jewry, aka "Mizrahim." Applying Nordgren's and Johansson's conceptualisation, the article explores the changes in this subject from the establishment of Israel to the present day. The…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Course Content, Ethnocentrism, Jews
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Clegg, Luther B.; And Others – Social Studies Review, 1992
Contends that oral history projects are an effective way of teaching history. Provides suggestions on setting up an oral history project, selecting topics, conducting background research, and conducting interviews. Includes a bibliography of resources for both students and teachers. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, History, History Instruction, Interviews
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Payne, Bill – Social Studies Review, 1993
Contends that history teachers should help students develop critical viewing and thinking skills about visual images. Discusses the emerging practice of blurring the lines between entertainment and information in television, films, and other visual presentations. Provides two sets of questions to help students analyze documentaries, television…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking, Critical Viewing
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Kaufman, Patricia – OAH Magazine of History, 1994
Contends that studying the opposition to the Mexican American War helps students understand Manifest Destiny and assess foreign policy issues on moral, political, and historical terms. Presents a three-day lesson plan employing a series of primary sources to analyze issues of the time. Includes a political cartoon and eight documents. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Design, Dissent, Educational Strategies
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Metcalf, Fay – Social Education, 1993
Presents an instructional unit designed for use in a secondary-level United States history course. Provides educational objectives and instructional procedures. Includes charts, maps, photographs, and student readings. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Design, Ethnic Groups, History Instruction
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Carlson, Helen L.; Otwell, Maureen – Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, 1991
Directs a class at the University of Minnesota (Duluth) for teachers at developing effective research skills and historical mindedness. Teachers study a topic and write curriculum using primary sources as basic texts. Outlines the curriculum process and includes three case studies. Includes teaching activity worksheets. (NL)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources
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Whitney, Linda – Social Studies Review, 1994
Contends that understanding history is more than remembering isolated facts: it involves interpreting, hypothesizing, and evaluating. Provides recommendations for preparing elementary students for the California Learning Assessment System (CLAS). (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Testing
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Whittaker, Lynn Page – Social Studies, 1993
Describes instructional materials developed by the Close Up Foundation for use in its various programs. Asserts that the books, videotapes, and simulations meet student and teacher needs for relevant, high-interest, instructional materials. Concludes with a description of the development process used by the foundation. (CFR)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Civics