Ethical dilemmas of history teachers or how to teach about controversial historical epochs? Cover Image

Etická dilemata učitelů dějepisu aneb jak vyučovat o kontroverzních obdobích dějin?
Ethical dilemmas of history teachers or how to teach about controversial historical epochs?

Author(s): Jiří Mareš
Subject(s): History
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: history; change of political regime; school history teaching; most recent history; controversial issues; history teacher; ethical dilemmas; strategies used;

Summary/Abstract: The topic of the study straddles at least four disciplines: history, history teaching methods, educational psychology, and ethics. Some aspects of this topic can be found in the text on history teaching by Z. Beneš and B. Gracová. According to them, history teaching must take into account two contradictory tendencies: an accent on generalisation which historical sciences bring to those interested in historical sciences and their discoveries, and an accent on personal, family or generation shared experiencing and interpreting of historical events. The author confronts the discoveries with practical experiences of history teachers as revealed by current research, and introduced initiatives to this end, as implemented in practical experience in Chile, Northern Ireland, and Spain.

  • Issue Year: 9/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 36-56
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Czech