The Writing of History Text-books for Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2507520 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W E Ward (0000-0002-5745-2257) |
| Year | 1934 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 191-198 |
| Publication date | 1934-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9720 • E-ISSN: 1750-0184 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1155531 |
| OpenAlex | W2060620322 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
There is one great disadvantage that the history teacher must feel in drawing up a syllabus of history for African schools. It is accepted now that young children should begin their study of history by learning about their own home district; and at this stage, history and geography should hardly be separated. It is common to find quite young children in elementary schools in Europe putting together little co-operative booklets about the history and geography of their own home; and even in out-of-the-way country districts there are usually enough historical traditions for the purpose. Market charters, manorial court rolls, perhaps a battle-field, or monastic ruins, or a great historic local family-this is material which has reference to places and buildings that the children know well, and which yet leads up easily to the history of a wider area
Ancient history · Archaeology · Battle · Disadvantage · Genealogy · Local History · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Syllabus · African Education and Politics · African history and culture analysis · African history and culture studies · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 1999 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |