History Teaching in Alberta Schools: Perspectives and Prospects

Authors

  • Susan E. Gibson
  • Amy J. von Heyking

Abstract

Currently in Alberta a learning commission appointed by the Minister of Learning is consulting the public regarding the K to 12 education system in the province. This paper was written to alert the commission to what we believe is a very important issue -the teaching of history and its place in the social studies curriculum. Our concerns were rekindled recently due to a public comment made by a former premier of this province about the lack of historical knowledge of Albertans, which he attributed to the junk of social studies. This article begins by examining the place of history within the social studies. We then look at how effective this approach to history has been and what lies ahead for teaching and learning history based on the most recent draft of the proposed social studies curriculum in Alberta which is currently out for public consultation.

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Published

2003-01-01

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Vol. 37 No. 2 (2003): Canadian Social Studies, 37 (2), WINTER 2003

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