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Intervention: Facing History and Ourselves
Intervention: Facing History and Ourselves
Revised September 8, 2006

References


Met WWC evidence standards with reservations

Schultz, H. L., Barr, D. J., & Selman, R. L. (2001). The value of a developmental approach to evaluating character development programmes: An ongoing study of Facing History and Ourselves. Journal of Moral Education, 30, 3–25.

Did not meet WWC evidence screens

Beyer, F. S., & Presseisen, B. Z. (1995). Facing History and Ourselves: Initial evaluation of inner city middle school implementation. Philadelphia, PA: Research for Better Schools. 4

Brabeck, M., & Kenny, M. (1994). Human rights education through the “Facing History and Ourselves” program. Journal of Moral Education, 23, 333–347. 5

Fine, M. (1993). Collaborative innovations: Documentation of the Facing History and Ourselves program. Teachers College Record, 94, 771–790. 6

Presseisen, B. Z., & Beyer, F. S. (1994, April). Facing History and Ourselves: An instructional tool for constructivist theory. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. 6

Sleeper, M., Strom, M. S., & Zabierek, H. C. (1990). Facing History and Ourselves. Educational Leadership, 48, 84–86. 6

Strom, M. S. (2003). A work in progress. In S. Totten (Ed.), Working to make a difference: The personal and pedagogical stories of Holocaust educators across the globe (pp. 107–123). New York: Lexington Books. 5

Tollefson, T., Barr, T. J., & Strom, M. S. (n. d.) Facing History and Ourselves. (Available from Facing History and Ourselves, 16 Hurd Road, Brookline, MA 02445)6

4 Did not meet WWC evidence screens because study did not use a valid or reliable outcome measure.
5 Did not meet WWC evidence screens because study did not use a comparison group.
6 Did not meet WWC evidence screens because study did not use a quantitative design to assess student outcomes.