New possibilities for the past : shaping history education in Canada / edited by Penney Clark.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clark, Penney.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Study and teaching--Canada.

History.

Canada--History--Study and teaching.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver, B.C. : UBC Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This collection explores and articulates the landscape of history education research and practice in Canada. It does this to help define and refine the research agenda in history teaching and practice, which at the present time take place against a backdrop of public concern about Canadians' abysmal knowledge of their own history and a perceived need for more, and then even more, Canadian history in schools. It is crucial that scholarly research be pursued thoughtfully and in a cohesive manner and that classroom practice be informed by the finding of this research."--Intro.

Contents:

pt. 1. History education : contested terrain

pt. 2. Orientations toward historical thinking

pt. 3. Classroom contexts for historical thinking

pt. 4. Other contexts for historical thinking

pt. 5. Perspectives on historical thinking.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-24563-9

9786613245632

0-7748-2060-8

OCLC:

727455419