Giving students a chance to talk about controversial and sensitive historical events requires careful preparation.
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Finding Indigenous Perspectives in Quebec’s History Curriculum
Quebec’s history curriculum prior to 1996 shows that little consideration was given to Indigenous history.
The Educational Legacies of the History Wars
The Australian curriculum attempts to guarantee that Australian young people develop a shared historical consciousness of the nation.
Challenging Prominent Interpretations: The ‘Tulip Age’
The ‘tulip age’ was in Turkey generally known and taught as a period of pleasure and entertainment in Ottoman history.
OER – An Alternative Teaching Tool?
Abstract: This article adds a concrete aspect to the discussion on the design of teaching materials. It explores the question of whether and how Open Educational Resources can replace traditional… Read More ›
Cracking the Canon, Escaping Curriculum
Abstract: In order to survive the tight embrace of content stuffed curricula, teachers need to find ways to serve the discipline of history while meeting the needs and interests of… Read More ›
Daring to Teach the Civil War in Lebanon
Abstract: The national curriculum in Lebanon has remained unchanged since 1997. Not only is the 1975-1990 civil war a highly sensitive historical event, but the national education system has made… Read More ›
Building Skills for Life Through Controversial Events
Abstract: Eleni Zanou from Cyprus presents her motivations for teaching history ‘unconventionally’. She explains that using the one and only textbook entails many risks – such as the lack of… Read More ›