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This book explores the challenges of teaching European history in the 21st century and provides research-informed approaches to history teaching that combine civic education, historical consciousness and the teaching of controversial social issues.
List of contents
Introduction: re-imagining the teaching of European history from historical thinking and civic engagement Part I: Teaching approaches on history education 1. History education and democracy 2. The origin and development of research into historical thinking: a key concept in the renewal of history education 3. Digital resources for rethinking history education 4. Narratives of the past: a tool to understand history 5. Controversial heritage for eco-citizenship education in Social Science didactics: Implications for initial teacher education Part II: Cross-cutting topics on European history 6. Landscapes, agriculture, peasants and environment in the history of Europe 7. Social and economic impact of technological revolutions in Europe 8. Bourgeoisie and peasantry: unequal but necessary to understand European history and its identity 9. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe 10. Power and powers in the history of Europe: oligarchies, political participation and democracy 11. Under a cloak of terror: violence and armed conflict in Europe 12. Persecuted by justice and powers: outcasts, rebels and criminals in the history of Europe 13. Women, gender, and the fight for gender equality in Europe 14. Travel stories and travelers: transdisciplinary approaches and proposals for a history of Europe 15. Churches and religion in Europe: interdisciplinary methods and approaches for a European history Epilogue: "we wanna learn like common people whatever common people did"
About the author
Cosme Jesús Gómez Carrasco is Senior Lecturer, Social Sciences Teaching, University of Murcia, Spain.
Summary
This book explores the challenges of teaching European history in the 21st century and provides research-informed approaches to history teaching that combine civic education, historical consciousness and the teaching of controversial social issues.
