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Research into Practice: Tuning in to the “Chorus of History” Through the Use of Oral History in the Classroom

Brady Baildon (National Institute of Education) Kevin Blackburn (National Institute of Education) Keywords History Junior College Secondary School Primary School Oral History sing oral histories in history and social studies classrooms can highlight the fact that historical sources are authored and contain particular assumptions, biases, and perspectives about the world. They require critical evaluation to understand why […]

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Research into Practice: Understanding the Vietnam War from the Communists’ Perspective

Royce Chan (National Institute of Education) Cheng Guan Ang (National Institute of Education, Singapore ) Keywords History Junior College Secondary School Southeast Asia History Vietnam Most of us are familiar with the narrative of the Vietnam War as it is commonly told in history textbooks: (1) the United States got involved because they were afraid of the

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Volume 2, Issue 1 2013

A Note from the Editors Nation-states face numerous pressing issues such as increasing inequality, climate change, immigration, and tensions between individual rights and social harmony. In Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities, Martha Nussbaum argues that national development goals, focusing almost exclusively on productivity and economic growth, are misguided. Not everything is about profit

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