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History Education Research Journal @histedresearch.bsky.social · Aug 15

This article explores the relationship of family memory and children’s history learning, reporting on a broader qualitative study on how Greek-Cypriot survivors of 1974 build self-narratives for communicating their experiences to the younger generation:
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What can empirical research tell us about how to develop students’ historical empathy? A scoping review

History Education Research Journal @histedresearch.bsky.social · Aug 8

What factors influence students’ learning of historical empathy? This paper analyses empirical research to understand these factors, and explains why this is important to the field of history education by examining the implications for educators:
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The aim of this scoping review is to systematically select, analyse and synthesise recent empirical research to better understand the factors that influence students’ learning of historical empathy, a...

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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · Jul 24

Huge congratulations to @cpaucl.bsky.social doctoral graduate Dr Melina Foris on the publication of this important & innovative paper on official & family memory in Cyprus. @histedresearch.bsky.social @coe.int @uclpress.bsky.social @heirnet.bsky.social journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/article...

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History Education Research Journal @histedresearch.bsky.social · Jul 22

How are women in the past represented in current history textbooks?

With specific attention paid to three consecutive waves of feminism, this paper examines the representation of women in Hungarian and Flemish history textbooks:
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Reimagining the Past: The Role of Immersive Learning Experiences in History Education

History Education Research Journal @histedresearch.bsky.social · Jul 16

Authors Smets and Euser discuss their article on the HERJ blog, part of the HERJ series on History Education Beyond the Classroom, the authors explore emerging technologies in museum exhibits and how this is reshaping art and history education in museums:
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Museums are undergoing a transformation that has profound implications for history education. Our research article, “A Comparative Case Study of Two Immersive Learning Experiences in Museums”, provide...

History Education Beyond the Classroom

History Education Research Journal @histedresearch.bsky.social · Jul 16

Museums are increasingly adopting sensorial technologies, challenging people to reconsider how immersive museum experiences may add to learning. This study, by Wouter Smets and Vincent Euser, explores emerging technologies in museum exhibits:
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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · Jul 2

Narrative Competence, History & Responsibility - call for papers @histedresearch.bsky.social: deadline for submitting abstracts 31st of August. journals.uclpress.co.uk/media/journa... #historyeducation

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History Education Research Journal @histedresearch.bsky.social · Jul 4

Religious beliefs and history education:

What impact does religious belief have on students' historical understanding? In this article authors explore the historical significance attributed to biblical stories among secular and religious Jewish adolescents:
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History Education Research Journal @histedresearch.bsky.social · Jun 30

"Sticking to tradition: history content distribution in Czech school curricula"

This study assesses alignment between the National Curriculum and school curricula concerning history education in Czech schools.

A fascinating insight to history education in Czech classrooms:

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History Education Research Journal @histedresearch.bsky.social · Jun 19

On the HERJ blog, the publication of 'History Education Beyond the Classroom'.

This series brings together high-quality articles that explore how history education should think about forms of presenting pasts and the implications for formal history education:

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The History Education Research Journal is excited to share the launch and publication of a new special series on ‘History Education Beyond the Classroom’. Edited by Prof Arthur Chapman (IOE, UCL’s Fac...

Sticking to tradition: history content distribution in Czech school curricula

History Education Research Journal @histedresearch.bsky.social · Jun 18

HERJ has a new #CallForPapers: 'Truth-telling in history education: Truth and justice in a ‘post-truth’ era'.

For more information, including how to contribute, read the full call here:
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Articles will publish #OpenAccess and without APC

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Juda Kaleta @judakaleta.bsky.social · Jun 18

Just got my first paper published! 🥳 doi.org/10.14324/HER...

How Czech schools teach history:
1. 95% follow national themes
2. Textbooks shape content + order
3. Extra topics aren’t random - cluster around classic narratives

Thanks @histedresearch.bsky.social team for your very professional work!

This study examines the distribution of historical topics within Czech school curricula. Following a pre-registered methodology, a randomised sample of 321 Czech schools was selected, and history topi...

Teaching History in HE during the pandemic and beyond

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History Education Research Journal @histedresearch.bsky.social · Jun 16

On the HERJ blog, authors Jamie Wood and Marcus Collins discuss the motivations behind this survey and what implications their findings can have on the #HE sector.

Read 'Teaching History in HE during the pandemic and beyond' here:
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In the year or so after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, History teaching in UK higher education was transformed, as lectures and seminar were shifted online, fieldtrips became impossibl...

Post-pandemic pedagogy: experiences of learning and teaching history before, during and after Covid-19

History Education Research Journal @histedresearch.bsky.social · Jun 16

In 'Post-pandemic pedagogy' authors report on findings of a survey of >500 history lecturers and students. The results are fascinating. Read more in this #OpenAccess HERJ publication:

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This article presents and analyses the findings of a nationwide survey of history staff and students conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic. More than five hundred respondents from nearly fifty univer...

Post-pandemic pedagogy: experiences of learning and teaching history before, during and after Covid-19

History Education Research Journal @histedresearch.bsky.social · Jun 16

By the end of the #Covid19 #pandemic, the #HE sector was praised for its resilience in meeting unprecedented challenges, creating a future vision of online learning. But what consideration is being given to the experience of academic staff teaching under pandemic conditions?

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This article presents and analyses the findings of a nationwide survey of history staff and students conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic. More than five hundred respondents from nearly fifty univer...

Burden of Benefit: Is Professional Development Beneficial in the History Classroom?

History Education Research Journal @histedresearch.bsky.social · Jun 10

On the HERJ blog, the authors discuss their research and the implications on the history classroom for quality professional development specifically designed for history teachers:
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Since the increased emphasis on high-stakes testing in the United States, school administrators have prioritized professional development to enhance content knowledge and teaching methods in the class...