THE CHANGING STRUCTURE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY CURRICULUM

Authors

  • David C. Smith McGill University

Abstract

What stirred those involved in history teaching in 1960 was a fresh look at the school curriculum taken by Jerome Bruner. In his Process of Education, Bruner expounded upon two ideas that were to have a profound effect upon the teaching of history. One was that the fundamental ideas or principles in a discipline could be used as the basis for planning school curricula. The other was that curricula should he devised to develop skills in intuitive and analytical thinking.

Author Biography

David C. Smith, McGill University

David C. Smith is Professor of Education in the Department of Education in the Social Sciences at McGill. He is a previous contributor to the McGill Journal of Education and also author of a well-known text on urban values.

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Published

1976-09-01

How to Cite

Smith, D. C. (1976). THE CHANGING STRUCTURE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY CURRICULUM. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 11(002). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/7095

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 002 (1976)

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Articles