Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART I Current Issues in History Education

Schweigen! die Kinder! or, Does Postmodern History Have a Place in the Schools?

Peter Seixas

Is It Possible to Teach Beliefs, as Well as Knowledge about History?

James V. Wertsch

Teaching and Learning History in Canada

Desmond Morton

Dilemmas and Delights of Learning History

David Lowenthal

The Caliph's Coin: The Currency of Narrative Frameworks in History Teaching

Denis Shemilt

The ``Convergence'' Paradigm in Studying Early American History in the Schools

Gary B. Nash

Constructing World History in the Classroom

Ross E. Dunn

PART II Changes Needed to Advance Good History Teaching

The Educational Backgrounds of History Teachers

Diane Ravitch

A Catwalk across the Great Divide: Redesigning the History Teaching Methods Course

G. Williamson McDiarmid

Peter Vinten-Johansen

``What's This New Crap? What's Wrong with the Old Crap?'' Changing History Teaching in Oakland, California

Shelly Weintraub

PART III Research on Teaching and Learning in History

Progression in Historical Understanding among Students Ages 7--14

Peter Lee

Rosalyn Ashby

Lessons on Teaching and Learning in History from Paul's Pen

Gaea Leinhardt

Methods and Aims of Teaching History in Europe: A Report on Youth and History

Bodo von Borries

How Americans Use and Think about the Past: Implications from a National Survey for the Teaching of History

Roy Rosenzweig

Articulating the Silences: Teachers' and Adolescents' Conceptions of Historical Significance

Linda S. Levstik

Making Historical Sense

Sam Wineburg

PART IV Models for Teaching

Into the Breach: Using Research and Theory to Shape History Instruction

Robert B. Bain

Making Connections: The Interdisciplinary Community of Teaching and Learning History

Christine Gutierrez

A Case Study of Developing Historical Understanding via Instruction: The Importance of Integrating Text Components and Constructing Arguments

James F. Voss

Jennifer Wiley

Historical Understanding: Beyond the Past and into the Present

Veronica Boix-Mansilla

Getting Specific about Training in Historical Analysis: A Case Study in World History

Peter N. Stearns

The Sourcer's Apprentice: A Tool for Document-Supported Instruction

M. Anne Britt

Charles A. Perfetti

Julie A. Van Dyke

Gareth Gabrys

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