This document examines war and peace in adolescent literature. Chapter I, the introduction, presents a review of the research on children's attitudes toward war. Adolescent literature, especially historical fiction, is described as an effective instrument for teaching about occurrences such as the Nazi Holocaust and the Vietnam War. The importance…

This is a report of the Netherlands/United States Textbook Study Project, the goal of which is to improve each nation's textbooks, especially in regard to the treatment of Netherlands in U.S. textbooks, the treatment of the United States in Netherlands' textbooks, and the treatment of relations between the two countries in each nation's textbooks.…

Diana Laffin and Maggie Wilson want their pupils to connect with people in the past and to experience some of their emotions. The emotional factor is a difficult one in history, both for pupils and professional historians. When studying Eden's actions at Suez, for example, what we lack is a proper insight into the immediate pressures he faced and…

In this article, Nicolas Kinloch questions some of the principal justifications often advanced for teaching Islamic history in schools. In particular, he wants to move us beyond our concern with current events in the Middle East. He suggests that there are dangers in looking at Islamic history if it is merely refracted through the experience of…

Several articles in previous editions of "Teaching History" have touched on the themes of cross curricularity, Assessment for Learning and the most able. Tony McConnell and Mandy Monaghan bring these themes together in describing how the English and history departments in their school have taken advantage of a natural area of overlap to…

Suggestions are made for the successful incorporation of museum materials in instruction focusing on women's history in the United States. (JH)

This publication, an outcome of a 2-day colloquium in 1981, contains information about using artifacts (material culture evidence) as a primary source for teaching history at the graduate or advanced student seminar level. A purpose of the colloquium was to gather and disseminate this information for the Historians/Artifacts/Learners (HAL)…

This student booklet, one in a series of seven instructional materials dealing with the history and culture of Armenian Americans, guides junior high school students through the process of discovering information about the past. The materials may be presented in four sessions. Session I introduces students to the concept of historiography through…

The booklet contains illustrations of 40 medieval Armenian costumes based upon statues and paintings of the 7th through the 14th centuries. Part of a series of seven instructional materials dealing with the history and culture of Armenian Americans, the booklet also provides a discussion of Armenian history and detailed descriptions of each…

This 10-unit volume dealing with historical events in Indonesia is used in the advanced phase of the Indonesian Basic Course for United States military personnel. The objectives of the course are: (1) to relate the significant history of the area, (2) to expand the student's vocabulary, and (3) to develop the student's linguistic skills. The ten…

This is a condensed version of a report of a survey of secondary history courses and teachers in Iowa. The survey was undertaken as an initial step toward understanding and improving Iowa history instruction. Data was gathered from the Department of Public Instruction. Questionnaires were sent to every superintendent and to every high school…

Social studies classroom teachers can enliven high school history courses and motivate students to learn about history by using dramatic or heroic biographies in teaching history. The biographical approach centers on study of the lives, beliefs, and surroundings of historical actors. This approach differs from the "great man" theory of history in…

Because the study of history efficiently enculturates the young and contributes to the security and continuity of the society, it has almost always been accorded a place in the syllabus. Its inclusion in the American school syllabus has been variously modified by the considerations of several schools of educational philosophy and by the reports of…

This book provides history teachers with an understanding of the nature of historical inquiry and suggests approaches to the teaching of history. The discipline is described as an art and a science, narrative and analytical, sometimes bordering on myth. Consideration of historical evidence, ranging from concrete facts to oral sources, is seen to…

This pamphlet establishes the legitimacy of film as instructional material for the history classroom. Techniques and guidelines for teaching with film are suggested. Four general applications of film to the classroom are examined including film study for factual information, film usage to motivate study and stimulate discussion, film as a…