Problems of school history teaching in the current education system of the Czech Republic
Problems of school history teaching in the current education system of the Czech Republic
Author(s): Blažena Gracová, Denisa LabischováSubject(s): Education, State/Government and Education, Evaluation research, Sociology of Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: history didactics; historical awareness; Framework Educational Programme; alternative version of the history curriculum; empirical research;
Summary/Abstract: This study focuses on the position of school history teaching within today’s Czech education system. The authors delineate current trends in the theory of history teaching – the concept of history as a school subject cultivating historical awareness, the focus on recent history, the European dimension of education, the principle of multiperspectivity, work with historical sources, and the application of oral history methods. The article also explores the institutional framework for history didactics, including the conception of doctoral degree programmes. Authors present various forms of cooperation among experts on the national and international levels, and discuss the history curriculum for secondary education and the alternative version of the curriculum. The article also reports selected results of empirical studies reflecting the current situation of history teaching in Czech schools.
Journal: Klio. Czasopismo poświęcone dziejom Polski i powszechnym
- Issue Year: 34/2015
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 63-85
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English