Biographical History: Microcosm of Meaning and Mankind

• Published in: Theory and Research in Social Education Vol. 12; no. 3; p. 35
• Main Author: Johns, Robert W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1984
• Subjects: Biographies; Dilthey (Wilhelm); Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; History Instruction; Learning Activities; Marx (Karl); Ortega y Gasset (Jose); Philosophy; Teaching Methods; Toynbee (Arnold J); Weber (Max)

A conceptual framework and teaching guidelines for biographical history, i.e., centering the study of history in individual lives, are presented. Both the framework and guidelines were derived from a group of philosopher-historians representing a full monistic-pluralistic spectrum of theories: Marx,...