Author: Sam Wineburg
Publisher: Temple University Press
Keywords: past, teaching, critical, perspectives, future, charting, thinking, unnatural, acts, historical
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2001-04-29
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 1566398568
ISBN-13: 9781566398565

Since ancient times, the pundits have lamented young people’s lack of historical knowledge and warned that ignorance of the past surely condemns humanity to repeating its mistakes. In the contemporary United States, this dire outlook drives a contentious debate about what key events, nations, and people are essential for history students. Sam Wineburg says that we are asking the wrong questions. This book demolishes the conventional notion that there is one true history and one best way to teach it. Although most of us think of history—and learn it—as a conglomeration of facts, da

Authors:Ram A. Cnaan, Robert J. Wineburg, Stephanie C. Boddi
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Keywords: newer
Number of Pages: 316
Published: 1999-10-15
List price: $42.00
ISBN-10: 023111625X
ISBN-13: 9780231116251

As the federal system of entitlements and social services long provided by New Deal­era programs is dismantled and shifted to the states, the religious community finds itself relied upon more than ever to assist with social services for the needy. The Newer Deal calls upon religious-based organizations and the social work­social service community to put aside their differences and forge a "limited partnership" to provide the social and welfare services that millions depend on. The proposed partnership focuses on joint care for those in need -with attention to services for people of color, g