History is an interpretative discipline. So when the period of time under investigation is too narrow, as appears to be the case in the draft senior Modern History curriculum, students are likely to attribute levels of significance to the events and issues being studied that are disproportionate to their actual importance in a broader and deeper view of world events.
Full article...

DIRECTIONS IN EDUCATION is published twenty-two times each year. It is the Australian Council for Educational Leaders fortnightly analysis of major educational developments and trends.