The legitimacy and authority of historical inquiry is upheld at a time when romantics, revisionists, and hedonists, all opposed to the status quo, have seized center stage and labeled the discipline irrelevant." (Author/MRB)

The Northampton County Area Community Colleges (Pennsylvania) have developed one approach to the problem of maintaining student-teacher contact and budget levels, while providing learning opportunities for increasing numbers of students. Class meetings and individual cassette-tape instruction are combined with pre-specified behavioral objectives…

The authors prepared a 4th grade history of the Southwest in step with the current Chicano movement. They discuss the outcomes and their concerns in teaching about the history and present day Chicano movement. Eight books are listed for a resource laboratory for teachers on the Chicano." (VW)

Described is a means of involving high school students by making their history class into a simulated meeting of the United Nation's Security Council. (LS)

Methods for studying the coverage of the same current news story in several newspapers are outlined. Secondary school students critically examine news reporting, detect false or propagandistic reports, and learn to weigh and judge evidence. An example using the Three Mile Island nuclear accident is provided. (KC)

Provides a rationale for teaching courses on the Holocaust. Discusses the subject as a historical imperative to preserve the memory of a major historical event; as an ethical imperative to reinforce human values; and as a personal imperative to promote self-assessment and understanding of human nature. (DMM)

Three basic approaches to dealing with political processes in the secondary classroom are described: (1) questions requiring reflection on personal out-of-classroom experience; (2) simulation of group political decision-making that leads to vicarious suffering; and (3) moving towards real "here and now" consequences of group tyranny. (RM)

Western alienation is one of the critical challenges facing Canada in the 1980s, and its roots are deeply imbedded in Canadian history. A two-week unit of study, designed for a senior Canadian history program, involves students in exploring the historical and contemporary dimensions of this alienation. (RM)

Describes three programs offered by the San Diego History Research Center for teaching local history to secondary students. Students tour the Center, use primary sources to write research papers for a contest, and view a slide presentation. (AM)

Explores the implications of using essay writing for teaching students the basic concepts constituting historical-mindedness and suggests six guidelines for use in secondary school and college classrooms. (Author/CK)

Describes a graduate history course at Colorado State University designed to increase the accessibility of archival materials while providing graduate students with readily applicable training in basic professional skills. (Author/CK)

Discusses the advantages of using photographs in history instruction and suggests questions teachers can ask to help students analyze photographs. (SJL)

Outlines method for using the newspaper in the secondary school social studies classroom by comparing coverage of a single major event in several newspapers. Students compare headline, placement, length, pictures, related stories, and editorials. An example of the Iran rescue attempt is provided. (KC)

Suggestions for writing moral dilemmas for elementary school history students include presenting an analogy of the subject matter, having a central character, creating a clash of basic principles, and constructing a dilemma students can relate to in their own lives. A sample dilemma is provided. (KC)