Historic Sites in Texas: the Use of Local History in Texas Public Schools
Description:
This research study examined the perceptions of school administrators and of historic site directors toward the function of the sites in the public school curriculum. In-depth, personal interviews were conducted, tape-recorded, and transcribed at six selected sites, representing the various ethnic historic settlements of Texas, a variety of population densities, each of the major physical geographic regions, and different economic levels in the state. Data analysis involved careful study of the…
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Date:
May 1989
Creator:
Pitchford, Anita
Partner:
UNT Libraries