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ERIC Number: EJ540202
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0730-1383
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The Utilization of Footnotes in Historical Writing: A Disciplinary Perspective.
Ready, Milton
Teaching History: A Journal of Methods, v21 n2 p86-90 Fall 1996
Defends the use and placement of footnotes as being central to the considerations of proof and evidential claims that are essential for historical writing. Notes the differences between history and other social studies that preclude or limit the use of in-text attribution. Answers many standard objections to footnotes. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citations (References), Documentation, Historiography, History, History Instruction, Indexing, Primary Sources, Reference Materials, Research Skills, Research Tools, Scholarly Journals, Student Improvement, Student Research, Undergraduate Study, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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