Yesterday&Today No. 12, December 2014 The Yesterday&Today is a scholarly, peer-reviewed and educationally focused History journal. It is indexed by the South African Department of Higher Education and Training. The journal is currently published in conjunction with The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University. Open access to the journal is available on the SASHT, the SciELO and the Boloka websites. The Website addresses to find previous and current issues of the Yesterday&Today journal are: http://www.sashtw.org.za AND http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_issues&pid=2223 0386&lng=en&nrm=iso AND http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/5126 Two peer-reviewed issues are annually published. Journal focus and vision Scientific research articles in the following field of research are published (covers 75% of the Journal): History teaching: Refers to research reports dealing with the methodology (didactics) and practice of History teaching. Educational history: The history of any education-related theme is reported. History research: Relates to any historical content or theme, especially represented in the History curricula of Southern Africa. It is recommended that all the contributions should reference to either the GET or the FET or HET curriculum content. A theme of choice should also be linked to ways of HOW to educationally utilise the latter in teaching History in general, and or the classroom in particular. Hands-on articles in the following field of research are published (covers 25% of the Journal): Hands-on reports: Are articles based on authors’ personal experiences/opinions with history within or outside the classroom. Notes to contributors (see template style sheet and reference guidelines on the last pages of this issue) Manuscripts, in English, not exceeding 15 pages (8000 to 10 000 words) in 1.5 spacing and 12pt font should be submitted electronically to the editor as a Microsoft Word attachment. Images (such as photographs, graphics, figures and diagrams) are welcome. A summary/ abstract in anyone of the official South African languages must be included. Contributors are encouraged to submit articles written in a clear, reader-friendly style. The Editorial accommodate peer reviewed articles and practical hands-on articles. However, it’s only the peer- reviewed articles that are acknowledged by the DHET for being accredited and valid for subsidy purposes. Please note that authors are expected to provide written proof that the language and style of both the abstract and the manuscript were professionally edited before submitting the final approved manuscript toYesterday&Today . Six to ten keywords should be included in the manuscript. For more information, see the “Template guidelines for writing an article” and “The footnote or Harvard reference methods – some guidelines” at the end of the journal. The footnote or Harvard reference methods are prescribed for article contributions to the journal. Also refer to the last pages of this publication and the SASHT’s website: http:// www.sashtw.org.za for more information. The use of the correct citation methods and the acknowledgement of all consulted sources is a prerequisite. One hard copy of an entire issue will be sent to contributory authors. December 2014 Editorial Advisory Committee Prof Elisabeth Erdman (Honorary Chairperson Internationalen Gesellschaft für Geschichtsdidaktik, Germany) Prof Sussane Popp (Chairperson Internationalen Gesellschaft für Geschichtsdidaktik,University of Augsburg, Germany) Prof Terry Hayden (School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of East Anglia, UK) Prof Xiaoduan Chen (Department of Curriculum and Instruction School of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, China) Prof Joanna M Wojdon (Instytut Historyczny Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego, Wrocław, Poland) Prof Elize S van Eeden (North-West University) Prof Rob Siebörger (University of Cape Town) Prof Arend Carl (University of Stellenbosch) Prof Johan Wassermann (University of KwaZulu Natal) Dr Helen Ludlow (University of the Witwatersrand) Dr Chitja Twala (University of the Free State) Dr Gengs Pillay (Department of Education, KwaZulu Natal) Ms Henriette Lubbe (University of South Africa) Ms Rika Odendaal-Kroon (Rand Girls’ School, Johannesburg) Mr Nick Southey (University of South Africa) Ms Dee Gillespie (Jeppe High School for Girls, Johannesburg) Mr Jakes Manenzhe (Department of Education, Limpopo Province) Mr Barry Firth (Crestway High School, Cape Town) Mr Robert Faltermeier (Jeppe High School for Boys, Johannesburg) Mr Gordon Brookbanks (Westerford High School, Cape Town) Layout and Publishing Editor Dr Pieter Warnich (North-West University) Book Review Editor Mr Marshall Maposa (University of KwaZulu Natal) Assistant Editor Prof Sonja Schoeman (University of South Africa) Layout & Cover design Yolandi Krone: +27 (0)82 553 6463 / Email: [email protected] Printers Bontshi Business Services Pty (Ltd), Wierda Park, Centurion, Pretoria Tel: +27 (0)12 653 7263 Postal address – Yesterday&Today Dr Pieter Warnich Faculty of Education Sciences, School of Human and Social Sciences for Education North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus Private Bag X6001 Potchefstroom 2520 Telephone: (018) 299 4728 Ronelle van Staden (Admin assistant) Email: [email protected] Yolandi Krone (Admin assistant) Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Local subscriptions R 400.00 for institutions R200.00 for individual members Overseas subscribers US $60 or GB £40 ISSN 2223-0386 Contents Editorial I Articles Reville Nussey The “dance” of reconciliation: Understanding the complex steps 1 in a reconciliatory pedagogy using an oral history assignment Elize S van Eeden The Miracle Rising® as source for teaching History: 28 Theoretical and practical considerations Kevin A Garcia The American Indian Civil Rights Movement: A case study in 60 Civil Society Protest Joanna Wojdon History textbooks facing controversial issues – case study of the 75 Martial law in Poland Hands-on Articles Gordon J Brookbanks Inpsiring History learners: Getting the recipe right in the 90 History classroom Maxine F Gibb Achieving results in History and the role of the teacher: 105 A learner’s perspective Wendy Carstens The value of tours around heritage sites with Melville Koppies 117 as an example Louisa Meyer & Johann Strauss Historic Environment Education – Vaal River tunnels: The forgotten 128 history of the early days of coal in the Vereeniging area Book Reviews Hamilton Wende Valleys of silence into the Rwandan genocide 140 Jean L Buhigiro John D Tully, Matthew Masur, and Brad Austin Understanding and 143 Teaching the Vietnam War (The Harvey Goldberg Series) Kevin A Garcia SASHT’s Conference Programme (2014) 146 SASHT Conference Summary (2014) 149 SASHT Regional News: End of the year Report (2014) 153 SASHT Constitution 164 Yesterday&Today reference guidelines 170 Yesterday&Today subscription, 2014-2015 181 Editorial EDITORIAL Although this is not a special edition of Yesterday&Today, it is nevertheless special in the sense that the editorial panel is privileged to dedicate the issue to Professor Elize van Eeden for her enormous contribution to, and involvement in, the continuance and success of the Journal. Elize’s association with Yesterday and Today/Gister en Vandag started 33 years ago in 1981 when she was a final year undergraduate student at the former Rand Afrikaans University. As one of the students of Professor Martin Trümpelmann, who was her History didactics lecturer and a founder member of the Journal, Elize and her peers were involved in the editing of the first issue. They were occasionally also asked for contributions to later issues of the Journal in the form of exemplar lessons and/or debate conversations. Much later, in 1996 as a young member on the Executive of the South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT), she became aware of the financial and membership difficulties experienced at the Journal (then edited by Professor Pieter Kapp of the University of Stellenbosch). When the Journal finally seized to exist in 1997, Elize was the secretary of the SASHT. As a passionate History educator she refused to give up on the Journal, and decided to become part of a team of individuals who started a regular Newsletter in an effort to keep the loyal SASHT and Journal members informed about innovative teaching matters and classroom practices. It was only in 2006 that Elize decided to take initiative and apply for funding from the North-West University to revive the Journal. Her continuous efforts were successful; and her editorship officially started in 2006 with a special issue of the Journal, and under a brand new name Yesterday&Today. Initially, the Journal only appeared once a year (except for 2008 when two issues were published). During this time, Elize edited almost all of the articles single- handedly, and managed the Journal on a scant budget. In January 2012, after hours of writing tireless motivations and having multiple discussions with the staff of The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), she managed to secure accreditation status for the Journal from the Department of Higher Education and Training. Shortly, after this achievement the journal was placed on the open-access Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) platform which is a full-text journal database for South African scholarly journals. Elize was also instrumental in the creation