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“Why Are We Learning This?” : Teaching History and Narrative in BC Cronk, Michael

Abstract

In this paper, Cronk discusses teaching grade 4 social studies in British Columbia. He investigates the difference and confluence between history and narrative and wonders how the historical thinking method does or does not help in teaching in a way that allows alternative narratives to be told as a matter of justice. He specifically looks at curriculum, content, and practices in teaching the topic of the gold rush in BC and points out how a settler-apologist narrative tends to obscure, omit or marginalize narratives that would challenge this myth.

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Title
“Why Are We Learning This?” : Teaching History and Narrative in BC
Creator
Cronk, Michael
Date Issued
2023-05
Description
In this paper, Cronk discusses teaching grade 4 social studies in British Columbia. He investigates the difference and confluence between history and narrative and wonders how the historical thinking method does or does not help in teaching in a way that allows alternative narratives to be told as a matter of justice. He specifically looks at curriculum, content, and practices in teaching the topic of the gold rush in BC and points out how a settler-apologist narrative tends to obscure, omit or marginalize narratives that would challenge this myth.
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. EDST 590
Date Available
2023-08-23
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0435534
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/85577
Affiliation
Education, Faculty of; Educational Studies (EDST), Department of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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