History education is the official version of modern national identities. This book is a remarkable unveiling of how three countries changed their portrayal of history after disastrous defeat in World War II. The book traces these portrayals through extensive, over-time middle sc…
Debates about the identity of school history and about the nature and purpose of the learning that does, can and should take place in history classrooms continue in many countries around the world. At issue, in many of these debates, beyond the concerns about history and nationa…
by Aldebert, Jacques, Delouche, Frédéric, Gade, Vibeke, Seffusatti, Nina
Levstik and Barton focus primarily on how children and teachers think, and the implications for methodology. Coverage includes such topics as narrative as a primary act of mind, the relationship between historical response and narrative, the sense of history, visualization of ti…
Visions of the past are crucual to the way that any community imagines itself and constructs its identity. This edited volume contains the first significant studies of the politics of history education in East Asian societies.
In this study of the politics of history education in East Asian societies, the articles examine history curriculum development across the region, showing wide-ranging examples of the intersection between history, politics and education.
