The Vietnam War appeared to give rise to the "imperial presidency," and then, when the war became protracted and divisive to contribute to the Congressional reassertion of power. But Vietnam really only intensified and accelerated a movement that, in one way or another, would have taken place anyway. (RM)

Describes a project, developed for elementary children, which compares childhood in 19th and 20th century New England. Study begins with patterns and characteristics of contemporary childhood, and proceeds to children taking roles as members of real families from the 1820s in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Use of the living museum, Old Sturbridge…

Books and articles about the history of childhood are presented in this brief bibliography. Areas covered are: 1) general histories of childhood and youth; 2) childhood in medieval and early modern Europe; 3) childhood in 17th and 18th century Europe and America; and 4) childhood and adolescence in the United States during the 19th century. (JDH)

Demonstrates the use of 10 role playing scenarios which involve junior and senior high students in the social milieu of the time in U.S. history before women were able to vote. Identifies resource materials, describes roles students may take, and provides sample objectives. (JDH)

Provides discussion questions, activities, and projects to be used with EJ515083, "The Progressive Era and the World War I Draft." Includes three political cartoons and two World War I-era songs of opposing viewpoints. (JDH)

Identifies the benefits of History Day for upper elementary through high school students and provides guidelines for helping students develop successful projects. (JDH)

Identifies current criticism of history instruction, provides a rationale for including history in the curriculum, details the benefits of history instruction, and briefly addresses three questions: What type of history will be studied? How will it be organized? and How will it be taught? (JDH)

Because of the difficulty that recent graduates with advanced history degrees have finding employment, universities are implementing public history programs which educate historians for nontraditional jobs, e.g., careers with public service agencies or government. One such program, the Western Washington University Graduate Program in Archival and…

Phrases of uncertainty used by social studies teachers in high school history courses negatively influenced achievement for students of all ability levels. A link was found to exist between frequency of teacher uncertainty phrases and student perception of the teacher as a knowledgeable authority on the topics covered. (Author/RM)

Presents a lesson strategy in which students encounter the simulated decision making situation of having to help Ferdinand Magellan plan and choose the food for his voyage around the world in 1519. It is demonstrated that this simulation combines knowledge of geography with economics, health science, and consumer awareness. (MBR)

Provides a collection of historical and cultural materials on the Cherokee, Shawnee, Choctaw, and Seminole. (JDH)

Results of a symposium on social studies curriculum revision held in Albany, New York, in December 1983 are presented. Educational needs in the areas of articulation and consistency; interdependence and linkages within the curriculum; and the treatments of history, human rights, and economics are outlined. (RM)

A serious academic curriculum must ask students, particularly in high school, to critically analyze and evaluate primary sources of information. How a lesson was developed around conflicting Senate testimony over the 1892 Homestead Steel Strike is described. Teachers can easily produce such lessons. (RM)

Credited with creating a sense of community within a junior high is this project bringing together sixth, seventh, eighth graders for a schoolwide study of the 1940s. Teams composed of staff and students from all grades were assigned subtopics that were explored and shared through a variety of activities. (MJL)

Surveyed is the recent historiography of the moral dimensions of war, revolution, slavery, and cultural decline, showing gaps that need to be filled and pointing to pioneering works of moral history written mostly by nonhistorians. The outline of a new moral history is sketched and implications for higher education suggested. (RM)