Quality History Education in the 21st Century Principles and Guidelines
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Quality History Education in the 21st Century Principles and Guidelines
What is this about?
These Principles and guidelines are intended mainly for policy makers responsible for the development of the school history curriculum and also for teachers and teacher trainers who deliver the curriculum to students.
There are 8 basic principles and guidelines set forth in this document: 1. Developing flexible curricula and interactive pedagogies which acknowledge cultural differences; 2. Teaching and learning about the complex history of democracy; 3. Reflecting the ways in which the activities of ordinary individuals and groups of people have shaped the history of societies; 4. Recognising that people of different cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds have often been long established in societies; 5. Valuing the multiple identities of both ‘the other’ and ourselves; 6. Providing the tools for evaluating historical sources and combatting manipulative propaganda; 7. Addressing issues that might be sensitive or controversial; 8. Balancing the cognitive, the emotive and the ethical dimensions in history teaching and learning.
