Product Description

Written by a range of history professionals, including HMIs, this book provides excellent ideas on the teaching, learning and organization of history in primary and secondary schools.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #252659 in Books
• Published on: 1999-12-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 264 pages

Review
'James Arthur and Robert Phillips have done well in listing the issues on history teachers' agendas and then finding people to write about them in a stimulating way.' - The Times Educational Supplement

From the Back Cover
This book covers a wide range of important issues relating to history education, ranging from justifying the place of history in the curriculum to using infomation technology in the classroom. The book attempts to incorporate every relevant major issue, including such topics as:
what should be included in the history curriculum
good practice in history teaching
government policies on History matters
the links between teaching history and learning about citizenship
history and special educational needs.
Written by a range of history professionals, including HMIs, this book offers new and interesting ideas on the teaching, learning and organisation of history in primary and secondary schools.

About the Author
James Arthur is Professor and Deputy Head of the Centre for Educational Research at Canterbury Christ Church University College. Robert Phillips is Lecturer in Education at the University of Wales, Swansea.