Date of Award:
5-2013
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
History
Committee Chair(s)
Norman Jones
Committee
Norman Jones
Committee
Lawrence Culver
Committee
James Sanders
Committee
Robert Parson
Abstract
Utah's students, grades 4-12, create projects for the Utah History Fair, Utah's National History Day affiliate program. As far as the rigors of youth academic prowess are concerned, National History Day and the Utah History Fair are amongst the top in the nation. Within the myriad of projects created by Utah's participating students is important information about what aspects of the past captures students' attention and why they choose to research their selected topics. Through a careful examination of student topics from 1981-1984 and 2009-2012, this project taps into what students comprehend about the past. Further inspection into why students choose their topics, in their own words, explains students' motives for selecting different historical events for research.
On a more immediate level, the information gathered and disseminated in this thesis can be used to create stronger Utah History Fair and National History Day projects. The evidence also provides additional assistance to those seeking future utilization of the past in the grade school classroom in regards to what students are interested in studying.
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Recommended Citation
Demas, Nicholas Andrew, "Communities of Memory: The Utah History Fair and the Utilization of History and Memory" (2013). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 1743.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1743
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