How important is history for migrant children’s identity? Preliminary quantitative research with over 400 students from Vienna, aged ten to fifteen, aims to find out.
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Dragons in Historical Culture
Historical culture has shifted towards fantasy. A fitting example is that toy manufacturers, such as Lego and Playmobil, have started to implement dragons into their worlds.
Kindergarten: A Place for Historical Thinking
Specialists in the teaching of the natural sciences have long recognised kindergarten as a key environment in forming young persons’ interest and abilities in science. Do kindergartens also include historical and civic education?
Popular History Magazines for Kids
The popular history magazine market has been booming internationally since the beginning of the 21st century. In addition to adults with an interest in history, this market has been increasingly…
Knights in Children’s Rooms. Public History and its Youngest Users
Children’s rooms? History teachers often know little or nothing about how their pupils encounter history or which historical cultural products they should actually use to engage their protégés. Even relevant top-sellers–such as the …