The Education of Historians for Twenty-First Century
Bender, Thomas / Katz, Philip F. / Palmer, Colin A. / Committee on Graduate Education
In 1958, the American Historical Association began a study to determine the status and condition of history education in U.S. colleges and universities. Published in 1962 and addressing such issues as the supply and demand for teachers, student recruitment, and training for advanced degrees, that report set a benchmark against which to judge the study of history thereafter. Now, more than forty years later, the AHA has commissioned a new repor...