How students understand the past : from theory to practice / M. Elaine Davis.

PART I: Teaching and learning history
History matters
Thinking our way into the past
PART II: Constructing the past: a case study from Southwestern Colorado
A sense of place
The research design and project parameters: teachers, students, and curriculum
Pieces of the past
Making meaning of the past
PART III: Teaching a history that matters
Constructing pedagogy: applying research to practice
History as a dialogic practice: sharing authority for constructing the past
Understanding understanding: some tools for qualitative inquiry.