Teaching History at University Enhancing Learning and Understanding
Teaching History at University Enhancing Learning and Understanding by Alan Booth, published by Routledge in 2003, offers an in-depth exploration of the complexities involved in teaching history at the university level. This 202-page book is presented in English and addresses the challenges and creative aspects of history education, emphasizing its significance for the future of the discipline. The study draws on a variety of international research and the insights of university historians, linking theoretical frameworks with practical applications.
Readers will find practical ideas and strategies aimed at enhancing history teaching and learning in higher education. The book focuses on understanding students and encourages educators to reflect on their own beliefs and assumptions about teaching. By examining curricula and historiography, this edition provides a comprehensive look at how to achieve high-quality history education, making it a valuable resource for educators seeking to improve their teaching methods.
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Teaching history is a substantive, intellectual task. As a form of scholarship it is as complex, challenging and creative as historical research, and it is vital to the future of the discipline. This study examines how high-quality history teaching and learning can be achieved in universities worldwide. It draws on a wide range of international research as well as the reflections and experiences of university historians, linking theory and practice. Practical ideas and strategies for the classroom are provided. The key to improvement, it argues, lies in understanding students and in reflection on teachers’ own educational beliefs, values and assumptions.
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