"What do you know when you know something about history? What is important to know and how do you learn? Adolescents encounter history everywhere: at school, in the family, in media and society. But how do adolescents perceive history and in what ways do aspects of meaning and e…
Seit der Wiedervereinigung ringen im öffentlichen Diskurs unterschiedliche Geschichten und Deutungen der DDR-Vergangenheit um Anerkennung. Dagegen verbindet sich mit der geschichtspolitischen Forderung nach Aufarbeitung der Wunsch nach einem klaren DDR-Bild, das einer Verdrängun…
Die in diesem Heft versammelten Materialien ermöglichen die Behandlungen von Revolutionen als Längsschnitt im Geschichtsunterricht. Die Ausrichtung entspringt der Überzeugung, dass Schüler*innen über Längsschnittthemen eher angeregt werden, in größeren Zusammenhängen zu denken u…
Die in diesem Heft versammelten Materialien ermöglichen die Behandlungen von Revolutionen als Längsschnitt im Geschichtsunterricht. Die Ausrichtung entspringt der Überzeugung, dass Schüler*innen über Längsschnittthemen eher angeregt werden, in größeren Zusammenhängen zu denken u…
A Primer for Teaching Women, Gender, and Sexuality in World History is a guide for college and high school teachers who are teaching women, gender, and sexuality in history for the first time, for experienced teachers who want to reinvigorate their courses, for those who are tra…
Conceiving a student-centered course -- A place to begin: what students bring with them -- Setting goals: why should students study African history? -- Content and design -- Locating Africa: designing with space -- When was Africa? Designing with time -- Who are africans? design…
"Each year, Israel's young men and women are drafted into compulsory military service and are required to engage directly in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This conflict is by its nature intensely complex and is played out under the full glare of international security. So, h…
Introduction: Terrie Epstein and Carla L. Peck -- Re-presentations of difficult histories -- Sustainable history lessons for post-conflict society / Sirkka Ahonen -- Teaching the war: reflections on popular uses of difficult heritage / Maria Grever -- "Argue the contrary for the…
Our current plight -- Crazy for history -- Obituary for a billion dollars -- Committing Zinns -- Historical thinking?: an amazing memory -- Turning Bloom's taxonomy on its head -- What did George think? -- Thinking historically in a digital age -- Changing history ... one classr…
"When the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assumed power in India in 1998 as the largest party of the National Democratic Alliance, it soon became evident that it prioritized educational reforms. In 2002, under BJP rule, a reorganization of the National Council of …
"When the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assumed power in India in 1998 as the largest party of the National Democratic Alliance, it soon became evident that it prioritized educational reforms. In 2002, under BJP rule, a reorganization of the National Council of …
