Conflicts in History Education in Europe: Political Context, History Teaching, and National Identity. History and Society: Integrating Social, Political and Economic Sciences

Sonst. Personen	Delgado, Ander (Hrsg.); Mycock, Andrew (Hrsg.)
Titel	Conflicts in History Education in Europe: Political Context, History Teaching, and National Identity. History and Society: Integrating Social, Political and Economic Sciences
Quelle	(2023) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-88730-252-2
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; History Instruction; European History; Controversial Issues (Course Content); Political Issues; Context Effect; Social Influences; Teaching Methods; Colonialism; Textbooks; Foreign Policy; Nationalism; Curriculum; Netherlands; Italy; Portugal; Belgium; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Politischer Faktor; Sozialer Einfluss; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kolonialismus; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Außenpolitik; Nationalismus; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Niederlande; Italien; Belgien; Spanien
Abstract	The heightened resonance of identity-driven politics in many states across twenty first century Europe emphasizes the critical role of history in shaping public contestation of the idea of the nation, and accordant manifestations of nationalism and national identity. How the past is interpreted or what and how is remembered has proven increasingly febrile, contentious, and divisive. Debates about history have gone beyond academia, and have permeated and polarised politics and society in many European countries. Intense debate and dispute about national history and culture has often focused on the history teaching in schools, colleges, and universities. According to the aforementioned, it is evident that the teaching of history in the classroom is a relevant topic within the educational system. For this reason, it is not surprising that many times the choice of what kind of history to teach becomes a controversial topic. The existence in a given society of different visions about the nation or the various responses proposed to face the social challenges existing in it (immigration, independence nationalisms...) can turn the teaching of history into a debated and controversial topic. Logically, depending on the specific political context of each country, this debate can acquire different developments and characteristics. The school is not an institution isolated from its socio-political context. In fact, both areas constantly interact. Therefore, this book proposes an approach to this topic that tries to connect the specific political context of different countries with the debates about education and history teaching from 1990 until the present. It deals with the extent to which the social and political context affects the history teaching practice developed in the classrooms through the decisions made on the official curricula and textbooks. Emphasizing this connection between both aspects is one of the strengths of this book. That is the reason why this book proposes an approach to that reality from diverse points of view and show the different materializations observed in this area in the studied cases. The chapters of this volume allow us to verify this heterogeneous reality and help enrich our knowledge on this broad and interesting topic. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01