History: What is Its Future?

Synopsis: Examines the current debate on how history should be taught in schools. Looks at the development since the 1970s of the ‘new history’with its greater emphasis on skills and social history, and at the way traditionalists are at present pressing for a more conventional syllabus concentrating on British history. Lessons at the Cherwell School in Oxford show how good practice can take the best from both methods of teaching. Also seen is the Sealed Knot Society’s ‘living history’ re-enactment of a Civil War battle.
Series: Curriculum and Learning, Course E271
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1991
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Subjects: Education
Keywords: history; teaching methods

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