History and Identity in Pluralist Democracies: Reflections on Research in the U.S. and Northern Ireland

Autor/in	Barton, Keith C.
Titel	History and Identity in Pluralist Democracies: Reflections on Research in the U.S. and Northern Ireland
Quelle	In: Canadian Social Studies, 39 (2005) 2, (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1191-162X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; History; History Instruction; Role of Education; Self Concept; Cultural Pluralism; Curriculum; Religion; Political Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Democratic Values; Comparative Education; Educational Objectives; Program Content; Content Analysis; Patriotism; Canada; United Kingdom (Northern Ireland); United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Bildungsauftrag; Selbstkonzept; Kulturpluralismus; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Programmgestaltung; Inhaltsanalyse; Patriotismus; Kanada; USA
Abstract	This paper addresses the role of history education in developing a shared sense of identity in modern democracies. It does so by presenting findings from research into children's ideas about history in the United States and Northern Ireland, two settings that share important political and social characteristics with Canada and other pluralist countries. In the United States, the history curriculum revolves around developing a unified national identity, and it provides few opportunities for students to examine diversity within or outside the country. In Northern Ireland, schools avoid issues of identity and thus do little to help students move beyond the bonds of their own political/religious communities. A more productive way of incorporating identity into the history curriculum would involve attention to those events in a nation's past that have promoted pluralism and democracy. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Alberta. 347 Education South, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G5, Canada. Web site: http://www2.education.ualberta.ca/css/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01