Date of Defense
2-5-2002
Department
Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
First Advisor
Dr. Lynn Brice
Second Advisor
Dr. Josephine Barry Davis
Abstract
When I was in upper elementary school, social studies, history in particular, was often nothing more than reading a text to imprint for a short period of time the "facts" of history. I read books through most of the instruction. I read so many wonderful works of historical fiction, the Holocaust and the Civil War being among the most interesting subjects. Through excellent and not-so-good works of historical fiction, I saw history unfolding in the present, not just the past. The characters gave faces, stories, and meaning to the text we used in class. I grew up with a strong fascination with the people and events that had shaped the world I lived in.
Recommended Citation
McCreedy, Christine M., "Elementary History Education and Children's Perceptions of Time" (2002). Honors Theses. 1716.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/1716
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Open Access