EDU 396 - Historical Thinking in Context

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

EDUCATION

Description:

Prerequisites: EDU 200 and EDU 202This course focuses primarily on the current state of history educationin the United States. Is the teaching of history primarily a collectivememory exercise intended to pass on a particular version of thepast? Is history education a disciplinary exercise intended to preparestudents to think critically about the past and its legacy? Studentsexamine how the answers to these questions inform the nature ofhistorical thinking, historical knowledge, and the teaching of history.Field experiences include observing the teaching and learning ofhistory in the high school classroom as well as co-teaching a directinstruction lesson with a cooperating teacher.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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