Title: The right kind of history : teaching the past in twentieth-century England /
Authors: Cannadine, David, 1950-; Keating, Jenny.; Sheldon, Nicola, 1956-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2011
Subjects: History Study and teaching England History; History Study and teaching England.; Education and state Great Britain.; Great Britain History Study and teaching.
Abstract: The fruit of a two-year research project, this book provides an historical account of the teaching of history in 20th century England, and a series of reflections and suggestions which will inform, feed into and influence the current debate over teaching in schools, a debate which seems likely to go on for several years.
Contents: History goes to school, 1900-18 -- History in peace and war, 1918-44 -- History and the welfare state, 1944-64 -- History for a nation "in decline", 1964-79 -- History in the national curriculum, 1979-2010.