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Narrative in classroom history
Author(s) -
Hawkey Kate
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the curriculum journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.843
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1469-3704
pISSN - 0958-5176
DOI - 10.1080/1026716032000189461
Subject(s) - narrative , narrative history , empirical examination , narrative criticism , narrative network , scale (ratio) , narrative inquiry , history , sociology , literature , psychology , art , geography , cartography , classical economics , economics
The article presents initial and small‐scale empirical research looking at different approaches used by children to organize historical information. It examines the extent to which children organize information into narrative forms. The findings are located in a wider discussion about the changing status of narrative in the teaching of history in Britain.