Contending that the study of history can help today's students cope with conflict, diversity, and even revolution and that they can identify more with the marginal people of history (the common man: peasants, slaves, women, etc.) than with kings and emperors, the author suggests approaches and specific curriculum materials for developing this…

Two graduate level interdisciplinary courses in industrial archaeology are described. (DE)

Through the use of case studies, the classroom teacher can integrate environmental history into the social studies course, emphasizing the historical nature of environmental problems. Students can then apply the resulting knowledge, sensitivity, and awareness to developing attitudes and strengthening concerns for present and future ecological…

This paper discusses the problems and advantages of a course in Medieval Germany, including history, culture and literature along with language. Attention is given to issues and texts to be studied. (CHK)

A bibliography for a course in humanism and the Reformation is divided into sections on a syllabus, general bibliography and specialized bibliography covering important figures and issues of the period. (CHK)

The author examines the reasons for the current interest in local history and discusses the thematic approach as that most favorable for the study of local history. (DE)

The authors describe the development and implementation in British schools of their family history project. The student and his social setting, the childhood of his parents and grandparents, and the methods of the historian are combined for effective course content. (DE)

This article describes a study, undertaken by secondary school students, of a suburban housing development in their own municipality. The tasks of data gathering and the forming of hypothesis and conclusions are emphasized. (DE)

The author describes a junior high school interdisciplinary Canadian studies course. Class projects encompassing Indian culture, French-Canadian culture, English-Canadian culture, and regional and ethnic cultures are examined. (DE)

The author offers suggestions for an approach to teaching about Africa. Emphasis is placed upon the variety and complexity of African cultures, societies, languages, customs, religions, and history. (DE)

Inquiry learning is superior to traditional learning methods in that it requires students to actively participate in their courses by solving meaningful problems. Included here is a description of the six steps of the inquiry learning process and a complete lesson plan on mobility in nineteenth century American cities. (DC)

Participants in an undergraduate oral history project interview Vietnam veterans in their locality as primary source material for a course in Southeast Asian history. (DE)

An undergraduate course uses novels and poetry to teach about women's conceptions of themselves as shown by their role in government, work, religion, sex, and education in nineteenth century England. (DE)

The legend of the gunfighter-lawman, frontier justice, and the extent of violence in western history are suggested as possible course content to make history more relevant and interesting. (DE)

The first purpose of a high school course in U.S. history must be to help students understand the essence of democracy and those events, institutions, and forces that have either promoted or obstructed it. This review examines five textbooks and analyzes how useful they are in aiding that process, and how they might be made more helpful. The five…