Meaning Over Memory: Recasting the Teaching of Culture and History (H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series) - Hardcover

Stearns, Peter N.

 
9780807820902: Meaning Over Memory: Recasting the Teaching of Culture and History (H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0807820903 ISBN 13: 9780807820902
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 1993

Synopsis

In the midst of the heated battles swirling around American humanities education, Peter Stearns offers a reconsideration not of what we teach but of why and how we teach it. A humanities program, says Stearns, should teach students not just memorized facts but analytical skills that are vital for a critically informed citizenry. He urges the use of innovative research as the basis of such a curriculum, and he offers specific suggestions on translating curriculum goals into courses that can be taught alongside or instead of the more conventional staples.

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About the Author

Peter N. Stearns is Heinz Professor of History and dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University. His many books include European Society in Upheaval and Jealousy: The Evolution of an Emotion in American History.

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Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date
1993
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0807820903
ISBN 13 
9780807820902
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
270

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