Learning History by Doing: The Laboratory in American Civilization.

Miller, Zane L.; Shapiro, Henry D.

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Publication Date: 1978

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Learning History by Doing: The Laboratory in American Civilization

Miller, Zane L.; Shapiro, Henry D.

History Teacher, 11, 4, 483-95, Aug 78

Reviews development and first two years' experiences of a laboratory course of inquiry into the nature and processes of American civilization through examination of local history as symptomatic history. Faculty, graduate fellows, and advanced undergraduates collaborated on research and analysis of the relationship of culture, environment, and population in Cincinnati's history. (Author/AV)

Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Higher Education, History Instruction, Humanities Instruction, Inquiry, Laboratory Procedures, Local History, Research Methodology, Social History, Teaching Methods

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