The Great Frontier Thesis as a Framework for the American History Survey in Secondary Schools.

Starr, Raymond

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Publication Date: 1973

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The Great Frontier Thesis as a Framework for the American History Survey in Secondary Schools

Starr, Raymond

History Teacher, 6, 2, 227-232, Feb 73

A history course could be built around the hypothesis that capitalism, democracy, protestantism, individualism are the result of abnormal conditions caused when congested Europe discovered and began to exploit the Great Frontier; the assumption continues that when the abnormal conditions abate the world will return to a normal'' state. (JB)

Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Educational Strategies, History Instruction, Inquiry, Models, Secondary Schools, Teaching Methods

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