What is it about?
This is a case study of the city of New Brunswick, NJ, which serves as an example of what can be done in teaching social studies and teacher education in social studies with local history.
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Why is it important?
Local history is one of those student-centered, inquiry-oriented teaching strategies that the research has shown to be both highly motivating for students and lead to higher levels of student understanding.
Perspectives
Although this case study is based in qualitative research, teachers' experiences may align with its research findings that students enjoy the discovery of information about their local environments in ways that give new life to their learning of history.
Dr. Margaret S Crocco
Michigan State University
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This page is a summary of: Doing Local History: A Case Study of New Brunswick, New Jersey, The Social Studies, November 2012, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/00377996.2011.630697.
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