Permissible Dose

A concise and readable guide to the historical development of radiation protection standards by federal government agencies from the Manhattan Project to the present.

J. Samuel Walker is the historian of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Acknowledgments

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Introduction

1

(14)

PART I Current Issues in History Education

15

(126)

Schweigen! die Kinder! or, Does Postmodern History Have a Place in the Schools?

19

(19)

Peter Seixas

Is It Possible to Teach Beliefs, as Well as Knowledge about History?

38

(13)

James V. Wertsch

Teaching and Learning History in Canada

51

(12)

Desmond Morton

Dilemmas and Delights of Learning History

63

(20)

David Lowenthal

The Caliph's Coin: The Currency of Narrative Frameworks in History Teaching

83

(19)

Denis Shemilt

The ``Convergence'' Paradigm in Studying Early American History in the Schools

102

(19)

Gary B. Nash

Constructing World History in the Classroom

121

(20)

Ross E. Dunn

PART II Changes Needed to Advance Good History Teaching

141

(54)

The Educational Backgrounds of History Teachers

143

(13)

Diane Ravitch

A Catwalk across the Great Divide: Redesigning the History Teaching Methods Course

156

(22)

G. Williamson McDiarmid

Peter Vinten-Johansen

``What's This New Crap? What's Wrong with the Old Crap?'' Changing History Teaching in Oakland, California

178

(17)

Shelly Weintraub

PART III Research on Teaching and Learning in History

195

(132)

Progression in Historical Understanding among Students Ages 7--14

199

(24)

Peter Lee

Rosalyn Ashby

Lessons on Teaching and Learning in History from Paul's Pen

223

(23)

Gaea Leinhardt

Methods and Aims of Teaching History in Europe: A Report on Youth and History

246

(16)

Bodo von Borries

How Americans Use and Think about the Past: Implications from a National Survey for the Teaching of History

262

(22)

Roy Rosenzweig

Articulating the Silences: Teachers' and Adolescents' Conceptions of Historical Significance

284

(22)

Linda S. Levstik

Making Historical Sense

306

(21)

Sam Wineburg

PART IV Models for Teaching

327

(144)

Into the Breach: Using Research and Theory to Shape History Instruction

331

(22)

Robert B. Bain

Making Connections: The Interdisciplinary Community of Teaching and Learning History

353

(22)

Christine Gutierrez

A Case Study of Developing Historical Understanding via Instruction: The Importance of Integrating Text Components and Constructing Arguments

375

(15)

James F. Voss

Jennifer Wiley

Historical Understanding: Beyond the Past and into the Present

390

(29)

Veronica Boix-Mansilla

Getting Specific about Training in Historical Analysis: A Case Study in World History

419

(18)

Peter N. Stearns

The Sourcer's Apprentice: A Tool for Document-Supported Instruction

437

(34)

M. Anne Britt

Charles A. Perfetti

Julie A. Van Dyke

Gareth Gabrys

Postlogue

471

(6)

Contributors

477

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