Understanding history teaching

Why do we teach and learn about the past? How is history taught in schools? What are the influences on the way teachers teach and pupils learn about the past? History is one of the most ideologically disputed of school subjects. Over the past generation, the subject has experienced fundamental changes in content, pedagogy and approach. This book is the first detailed account of the way history is taught in schools to be published for 30 years. Drawing on fieldwork in comprehensive schools, and on research studies worldwide, the authors pose fundamental questions about the way teachers teach and learners learn. They consider its purposes on teaching about the past in a world of accelerating change. The book sets out to explore the realities of classroom history teaching and to offer pointers for the development on the subject in a new century.

"Teaching and learning about the past in secondary schools"--Cover

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- TOC36;Contents -- List of tables and figures -- Preface -- SECTION 1 Understanding history education -- CH36;Chapter 01 Whats happening in history teaching63; -- CH36;Chapter 02 Why research history teaching63; -- CH36;Chapter 03 How was this book researched63; -- SECTION 2 Understanding history teachers -- CH36;Chapter 04 What do history teachers do in history classrooms63; -- CH36;Chapter 05 What do history teachers know63; -- CH36;Chapter 06 How do history teachers use their knowledge63; -- SECTION 3 Understanding the history curriculum -- CH36;Chapter 07 What does school history look like63; -- CH36;Chapter 08 What is school history for63; -- CH36;Chapter 09 What is the future of the past63; -- APPENDIX -- Bibliography -- IDX36;Index -- Back Cover -- Last Page.