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Title: Explaining History in a Nutshell.
Author : Teaching History: A Journal of Methods
Release Date : January 22, 2003
Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 185 KB

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Introduction This essay offers an approach that introduces undergraduate students to the nature of historical inquiry. Samuel Wineburg and Janice Fournier have shown that merely taking a number of history courses will not automatically mean that students will think historically. (1) Many high school and college history courses and the textbooks they use are information-driven, (2) and unless they are specifically designed to immerse students in the mindset and methodology of the discipline, thinking historically will remain out of reach.