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100 1 _aPierce, Bessie Louise,
_d1888-1974
245 1 0 _aPublic opinion and the teaching of history in the United States
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2023-04-23
505 0 _aPart I: Statutory regulation of the teaching of history: The periods of beginnings -- Nationalism and localism in history legislation, 1860-1900 -- Laws for the expansion of the history curriculum, 1900-1917 -- The effect of the World War on laws for teaching history -- Disloyalty charges against teachers since 1917 -- Part II: The activities of propagandist agencies: Attempts to control textbooks -- The attack on history textbooks since 1917.
508 _aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Public Opinion and the Teaching of History in the United States" by Bessie Louise Pierce is a scholarly examination written in the early 20th century. This work analyzes the influence of public opinion and various legislative actions on the teaching of history in American public schools. It elucidates significant historical attempts to control the narrative of history in education, reflecting the unfolding relationship between patriotism, law, and education in the United States. The opening of the book presents a preface indicating the author’s intent to document the historical and legislative frameworks that have shaped the teaching of history in American public schools. It introduces themes such as the impact of local and national influences, the foundational early educational laws, and the evolution of curriculum due to significant events such as the Civil War and the World War. Pierce notes the importance of diverse pressures—such as religious, educational, and political—on how history is taught, suggesting that these influences have significantly altered educational practices over time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926
653 _aThesis (Ph. D.)
653 _aHistory -- Study and teaching -- United States
653 _aEducational law and legislation -- United States
653 _aUnited States -- History -- Study and teaching
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/publicopinionand00pierrich/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70630
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