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McNeil, William J.; Maroney, James C. – Community College Social Science Journal, 1978
Reports on a 1974 survey of administration and teaching in history departments in 56 Texas postsecondary institutions, which covered American history survey courses offered, pedagogical practices, materials, course and instructional evaluation, objectives, and recommendations. Survey instrument is appended. (DR)
Descriptors: American History, College Curriculum, Core Curriculum, Course Evaluation
Peer reviewedCronon, William – History Teacher, 1986
Analyzes methods of teaching American social history and the merits of new (narrative) versus old (analytic) methodologies. Using college syllabi as models, the article concludes that historians must remain storytellers to be effective. (TRS)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Course Content
Schilling, Donald G. – 1981
The paper discusses the choice of world history as a foundation course in the liberal arts college at Denison University, Ohio. It discusses why world history was chosen as a required course over the standard, introductory course, Western Civilization, compulsory in the 1960s. It also describes the kind and design of the world history course…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Core Curriculum, Course Content, Course Descriptions
