History Teachers: Modern History, Historical Consciousness and a Challenge of Legitimization of History Teaching Cover Image

Učitelé dějepisu: výuka nejnovějších dějin, historické vědomí a legitimizace školní výuky dějepisu
History Teachers: Modern History, Historical Consciousness and a Challenge of Legitimization of History Teaching

Author(s): Karel Černý
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: historical consciousness; teaching history; school curricula; modern history; history teachers

Summary/Abstract: Paper focuses on historical consciousness of primary and secondary school history teachers. In this respect, the study focuses on latent weaknesses or challenges rela¬ted to legitimization of history as a school subject, self-perception of history teachers, taboos and especially the problem of teaching modern history. Study is based on empirical data collected during five focus group interviews which were analyzed using qualitative methodology.

  • Issue Year: 6/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 41-52
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech
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