The American Catholic History Classroom Project
Throughout most of the twentieth century, most Catholic high schools used history textbooks created by Catholic publishers. These texts were careful to situate Catholic historical events in the broader scope of United States history. Social, cultural, educational, and demographic changes of the 1960...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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American catholic studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 117, Issue: 4, Pages: 55-69 |
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| Summary: | Throughout most of the twentieth century, most Catholic high schools used history textbooks created by Catholic publishers. These texts were careful to situate Catholic historical events in the broader scope of United States history. Social, cultural, educational, and demographic changes of the 1960s and 1970s rendered the Catholic history textbooks of years past outdated, yet Catholic publishers chose not to revise history texts in ways that would attract a changing Catholic educational community. Rather than replace the older texts with updated versions that continued to highlight the Catholic experience, the Catholic schools began adopting the American history texts used in secular schools. The result is that most Catholic high school students learn very little about Catholic history in the context of broader United States history. One way to address the lacunae is to introduce primary documents in Catholic history into the Catholic high school history classroom. The American Catholic History Classroom project strives to make such documents and other teaching materials available to the broader Catholic educational community, with the aim of making it easier to incorporate Catholic history into the broader national experience. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8534 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American catholic studies
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