European Issues in Children’s
Identity and Citizenship 7
History Teaching, Identities
and Citizenship
ate by Luh Cant
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Contents
Sees introduction * i
“Alar Ross
(Chapter Synopsis ix
Chapter 1
Introdction: Cizensipom the verge ofthe 21s century:
the burden ofthe pas he challenge of he present +
{ig Cajant
Captee2
Memory, history andthe ques for the fture 13,
“Trn Risen
Chapter
Changing citizenship, changing educations goals, changing
school rbjecs? Aa anal of history and geography
‘teaching in France “35
‘Mele Tou Cailon
Capers
iienship and naomi in history teaching
In postcommenist Romania» 5S
MirelaLamina Margeros ad Cialina Mibalache
Chapter 5
‘History teching and the educated zen:
(he cate a istry teching a the Grek gymnasium +77
Ponaota Papua Tele ond lia Spinhowahis
Chapter
‘isory and Cive education teaching, dents, and
tznship: a case study of Cyprus +95
‘Mary Koutselin"espn ema Che ty an Cams 7
chapter?
‘The Contribution of history
isoriographca sealer
teaching etaensly = 109
Concha Matog Ofte and Maria Jeni Cova Meso
Chapter
medieval me 127
Lars Berggren and Roger Johansson
Chapter 9
Laing Forward: The sper
‘Historical Narratives profect +3,
‘Sumi Adon an Dan Bar-On
pent» 159
Note on sontibuts = 165
Referens 169
Index 181,
Series Introduction:
European Issues in Children's
Identity and Citizenship
“ery Teaching, Heit andCitzeshp the seventh vue ia
the scien European Isis in Chien’ entity and Citar.
‘The sees ins wen fom te muk of te ERASMUS Taematc
[Netwok Projet Childers Ienty and Cazeship a Buope
(Gco), The Nerwere has brought together ove 100 vsiveniy
eprint in 29 European neal of whom share an ers in
the education of pofssonls who wil wodk with chien and
young poplenike reso sca plical and ecoomi education.
"Toe Neon inks many of those who reducing fre ache,
youth worker, soil pedgogues and social peycologis in
‘arope, The Cie Netodk bean eight years ago and ha been sp
‘ated by the Eoropean Commision’ Department of atcaton and
Cite since 1998, We have now formed » Ce Bupesn Aor
tian, independent ofthe Commision, meabeship of whichis
tye to indie and ination. is now completing Bi
phic of development, and paring Tout pase of cies
“This yohumes have come fom our cavon tat changes in
tow the proses of eoxlinaton ae alan tothe new conte.
Pola, economic tod socal changes ae wndermay a ugbest
that we are developing mu-ficted aad eyed Heaties that
‘ele te consngensie of Europea tegration In para, chil:
‘een ae going up ins rapid changing sci, ant soi
‘pehnvior wil reflect the demensons of his now and developing
cial unit Lie will probably be ater fret atonal
‘denies will eoatinae alongside now entiation, with sob-2
Memory, history and the
quest for the future
bin Pen
es Vrgangene tn ft et et ene veggie Wr
{Te paste not est ev ast passe ey We saprie
‘rom suet hen ora cute)
M ees the past lve and makes it nese
tin tudes fre pees, sich
‘noulal an cies and eps Hiya ear
‘om ofmenory reaches bjend he iit of nen fe mn
Wht the pices of reembored ps ino temp ui tat
ope he fe and which provides pone th ca
‘sf tenporl change wich fry ned in one 0 coe ts wih
‘beter movement of et ives
“This fie dircetns of memory and ir bas not
‘ntenvely ematied ad researched There a vais eso ot
‘his The mot emprtt (sy view) i abown bythe conccce
of lor of confidence in he Western one of progres (tenapn nt ch yan Ce
inthe mind of Wester and Westie itl) onde emer
‘ence ofthe memory cscs nth ure. Butt the tare
‘which demands ctl vie of et well-developed canes
‘wih be ded ofe cla of vations ta conseence ofthe
‘ied by eatra menor and here! hinkng nthe poses of
Forming aleve eit Aze we seal povided with tal
tooo overcame domination, excvees nd oneal eveton
ices ie he won pve of toe,
Ue love of eadomi scours) gives dear negative newer oth
sesion,
“There isan nical challenge fra weld ature dirctedaest
of memory and story the henry baréen of pega itera ex
see (pei, world was, eenide, mas murder and ln
fines sai many press th pacer of ety bling
ima cash anda gap between honing pata te wich
ands fe it oppor, What mde of wedersadng ean cate
teaming any fom his, towards ilferee fre? How ean bi
‘oral itty be berated fom sulrng om a ken sing be
‘wom pst ad fue?
‘Tischer picks up hese questions andes oF anaes nthe
level of mets. By dings, takes the hams respon-
sible forthe cl they wok on IF hematiss the log felt
Imenacy a sti king, ice te challenges they bv 0
‘nse reach int this red of pnp, which coacere seve
eit nd tse mode of nerpreaton a reset. nthe
ft wo Seton, mea and hry wil be dead sas
oneps fr dealing with the ps forte sake ofthe fue. The
‘mail dimensioning of eeeag an epeenting the past will,
‘en be sas. The two sections that follow coocers lees of
"doing history” which demand special atention inthe terete
zoos of dant andthe probes of ebnocentin, The
final soon gives a shot eulook onthe grata dimension of
Historca! memory
‘Therese different ods of he core of istry. One cn int
luni memory from hitorcal consciousness. Tis ncn
sot very cay ince bth concepts ove te same Fl. But thy
healed The course om memory (Halbmacs 980;
"Nor 1985; Assmann, 1992; Assmann, 1995) males sharp tine.
hon been the ee played by hora epresentos nthe cl
‘url xention of pata lie ad the eal procedures of is
tor hiking by whic knowledge of what actly hs happened
1 pune, I emphases the fre of he pst inthe hua mld,
‘ally in prvctonal ce siesta or ratio provers of
represen Ii inresed in dking all ade faking or
‘ping she pas snes nested ine stone
‘ation betwsn memory and expetton ths orn the sg
Fant ole at far-red tents ply in represeatng te
‘at. (This intereatoaship of memory snd expan las been
ley epee by Hoes and Hldegg’ piosopty of em
ony eidegae 1980, Cr, 19865; Ca, 1984),
‘The dicoune o itera concious (Iimann, 1985; Rls,
1989; vou Boss etal 1991; Risen, 2001 Tempel, 2005;
i, 2000 ior inal in the seme geting procees
ofthe una mi Ite empecally ured im thane forma of
‘epescnstion wich give the ast the ditntv tape of ity
‘Aiton, hemases the pact of history in he fur p=
‘spective of uci
nan abveit frm, oe could uy ht merry presente pst
51 oving force of te nan mind ied By pines of rac
‘el us, wberas trl entioumestrpravet the pan
‘more expiciaereatonsip wih he ese, guided by concepts
fftemporal change nd by rth cams rene he temporal
‘inctivenes ofthe past aa copie fr Ks elevance re pe
a. Merry ist tenets ratio, and stra on
‘ious i+ mafia rlaioaiip, ween pat and presen
Memory rela moe othe enn oft, histo con-
‘eioueess or fo cogs. Menary tuck othe pat itr
neces opens th rion he Fe.But tite siintons ae oes, I is mich more sei 1
met or even syibeaise ee io pple on resetng sn
‘Thre lvoe of memory
The memory sous as roi tou very wef inton
of ie ferent oes of ling with he past in social if, wich
‘eal word ppyng oe ee biter oniioamess
(hasan and Fever, 199)
(1) Conmanicuive memory mete bewee slFandetning
tthe experience oftenpoa change Te is medi, weer
‘tater of forming generation ileenes. te ald felt
‘xchange in whch» mal, oil wit with Doing Lit ed
hanging members, she eins wy tht ts pope fo
the belong ogee andere diferent ia he peal nese,
ln tro a ves sr fren gavereion. Comme
tremor refed dnesins aout tae portance of tb
‘ori experience of ecife ees ad of spilt for he
epesetton a pel sem
(2) When thr ina ihe ape of levees ofthe pest
as, communicate menor) becomes coleve memory. In his
orm, memory ins eter Sabi and has a moe inputs le
‘0 ply in eutual e.People eomaitad wo the aol of ee
lective memory gin a rng foking of belonging in # changing
sd. Thi als ay important element of soil stably fOr ®
Trond verey of mca ui, a pats, cil movement,
Schools of oughta the sade fl, mere soaps
(2) ine his siliy may ldo cde memory, wich rep
Seu te eae of iso! Men. Here, memory 2 mater of
‘ne nd Bg inittioosed performance. ae ow
Ines anda fae place ia the cult! feof + grep. Cota
‘every represen the poliel ytem ar an ete srt so
romance athe ampules.
‘Thos retype of memory represent levels of ston
ed iittontnion with red lees of permanence nd se
tance to aang, snd long-em histarial processes can be it
red by wing he bypotes fwarfomnng commie into
lect and collective ito cute! mem. Every Hisoceal
memory ie cangieg ovr he ous fine at, wh ernie
tive memory is Mid end dependent on Curent ceaestne, nt
ol wny wi cer bres tee
Pong eh ve si ses rly cd
{Et etycomly hcl Tas ge beat cc,
een «mc bo
‘be separated from each other. =“
1 woul theo sages «met of aig toric concep
ton wich avid as tnoceniem, Etnocontom i ecrtely
led especies of cat are undo aso cmb
‘ton of omen that ere hare yal ears, Tose ei of
{Cle Bowgh abst yt! cots ef mane
‘lenens. The estan clea! dleacs wich
filed by he ie fel sets oes ot Al no he ep oF
accent. Oe eens
1 it pesca he othemest of dient cuts as 3 mime,
allowing boner selfandetading
"does not exclude otdemess when oe cute conte
it oma peel at wp nl and
' ituings about» Danced isterlntonship of cles the
people who av ode! with hi ifn ow tes
become empowered though engin and wckooriede
‘Communicating dferences
Tare eomouniation a te fil of histo cute pe-
opposes comparison, Dut goes a step fare i eags the is
Cmpured te the movement of dhooure, The dxcoune
‘iten, been tar no eth rai. And since i touches
‘he awe of ultra ty, i loaded with all he probes of
tthncennin and he urge fo overcome i
‘ven when he nkryeatve achioeent of itor conscious
tes are beng ought abou inthe sales form of hist
te the formative power of he nematve factors of istoria
‘Ment rraleprealent. Evens hstorogapky bused on methodo-
Topealy-contoledvescach Is demi’ by the pola and
socialite tne, nd byte expecnton and ipeition of be
eaoes,AcedenicHisontogpy ir arorbd tan ital cl
fur, ia wiih the self andthe ober ae wested ee and
‘ale ae normative pists of View. Tha, in ths cone, the
‘uestons feat if and how the dirence between and the i=
‘Ertan of forms of belonging, which goer determine aad
soci rane human ie, ea be approached; ad how the con
Thcag dimension of etioocstscsme-making can be med tc
“The avert thee questions maybe dive: salem bite
tena state ar otiged 0 eftce an intbjectie wl of
{ti intra teformation of te pt into historical cam
Staton of belonging ae diflrence,Iterobjectve validity aso
fre icles the penile tnt the cn agiee as mach 2 te
‘members of oe ove group. However, soch an agreement woud
‘ot lish the diference between te respecive fms of belong
in. orth pris dentty of oe fey he especie is
toes, Digeenes and ete are aruda coined by his
pea he pst So th caer thle iat peed
‘po the very way in wich be procedures feet seas the
‘amevork of metiodloialy-sntoled research ar repulsed.
“Ty th ut fo eh epson becoming ieesigt im
pete Not only mere isto! difences win commen cleso cera Cin?
tue sth, 5 was thee ns hisorigtpy commie tothe
‘ational yenpecve and eet of Europe sand
‘cea pofesonalsm. Proceer of migration aod glebleaton
ve produced sew constltons of taal communi,
European counties, ston, sciser and snes find emsces
pestone and changed ina ew way by noo-Earpen ane
And alr. They ets he ela! hegemony of the West and
ferceilyInead bert tenses fm he histo ier
rotations tat we ba impute them, Ween tral hiking
Sets i fey cl a eid
velit ci of vali an behind te stad of sen,
there te clans for power and donation which endange i ot
hte he sovereign of ier utes,
This confntaton a akeady cau ait fern wii
wes interpretation ose! inking But thi des no meas
‘ht the este instutions and metas of here ealee
hae alendy found nw way felting theses othe fhe,
‘feoming ions abou tcl difrences wih he othe A
sil poem develops win weer sce meses in
‘roement of minor, where hee eutares may be perceived 8
ing nt only diffs, bet ako as utcominen td snge, How
cam ioe ind plas athe way of if ofthe meri?
“The post moira cue of the cto aplication an ie
ial eof ary of oderintoe noel bas unre he
Ihsminese tone of tol envton shown when hums re
seuss deci ther patens of inerpeation tobe ink
sively slid ~ hat, apie sere al cll difereacee
were hicrqu threw out he ay fog vali init
‘oral exsnig withthe butvoter of ezcentn, Te els an
‘visterloa and pola caus wich confess inihs
ino he specifi chance of eae, tpl ad eponall o
the inate seape fier utr, tha as become dep
enon he ain of those eles! own lf andestnding
As wll athe ire epstnoapel and hemeceutl prob:
lens of sch interpcetn, tree he ation, for hoe wo
flow when fing te vale and saleseem of he ote, of
saracenric modal of oteaes. They fi themseles anced
{nvlting the bere ote lft ove altar, 0 Gaia
Indeed ogni he ter. Thi kindof elim safer cal
{tal ifftcace ov hermeneae meealoy hat pee ier
Cina commanicaion, enabling I oly atthe expense of ay
‘eae acceped res,
“We therafre fave to understand: how can he roction of earl
tad hse Knowledge, wich stays aso te production of
‘url competence be aligned th goal of roving Fore genera
hone wih be mean of ere comuniatn
“Thi ution ca aly be answered bythe practi of et com
‘muncaton The objenve dk of eral orenaon can only be
regard sabes schieved and solved Wheat ohes and We
‘See when we itorally rete ourselves them nd wc ver
‘At tt point, th mal comes of elas and bers has
teen achieved in Nsorical sefsalstion (OF couse, his not
tech sak to be accomplised ence and forall bu only
fr an oper and caging proces. The evertecuriag inex
‘peences fom every, rom stages fr poms, fo colle
‘Soe of iter and from the united sie es of our ove
‘tas ud te reatons of ther cl ors continous flo ti
‘oily postion oneseif snd ndentand te e-andertanlng of
ten)
‘Thematy oie consbing his dtu may easlybe combined
ino gene arena on firthering progress i coocepaiing
irc inking ar media feat bldg. deeming te
Cenee of see and teling this tress tothe self the
‘compotion of weer hora! hough realy popes,
‘scons into sleet and itor be forte iret
‘daria, msds to be soniand. The prerancy of call
‘erence it decesing ith te deconsrction of the west p=
ll churce of hse thinking ino a complex constlaio of
fan cach of which nat al ely pei, Bt hie dee
‘ot nan He iolving Lt pat pur! of Ristori rome:maton cing he contours of an ety bing stem,
(On he contr: te weiesem aches peter claty win the
comply ofthe censtlaon in which appear, At th se
‘ine the muti perception oes onthe fact a wat i erat
shout the ober s composed of manta oblong oes
“Togeber with he dosmpoon of western peli the psi
arate fn Wester em Kner hiking od
‘ora cate mst be outlined: they should be made vse a2
pula constelsions f general fics inthe thea
ens. Witou the pecepton of he t,he row mindedness
thir aes atenphened
Hooves acer research i ad ts us woul be
‘weakened witout cca ebiking ofthe deve queen
Injrpatons that make other tions and nee cm
ble Al the very pit where they coal bet and nisin.
{uly support nteretureleemuicatin, witout heortea
oesieratons they wld hamper it
Considering the ugeat probes of ell confit in an age of
sfotlsaton and ineared migration, sch «use of thera
‘eflcions and epic da, sel ake pace in ditt dctson
four ovaas well so ter tations ad contemporary ferme of
‘Srl inking The cure eaten forms of wade
course do ot yt corespnd to that imperative: 0 oe the
respecve experts tl lk witht giving hem «vie i i di
‘ouse. Bul that canbe changed
3
Changing citizenship,
changing educational goals,
changing school subjects?
An analysis of history and
geography teaching in France
Nicole Tutaux-Gullon
is cure ster a commen knowledge tat teaching i=
tory is cols cour fe developmen of ieay and
zcship. Simlroucomes is svete saad footer
‘bjs ch as goa, erste the socal veins an econo:
fn Sach elms wal ik school abject with ety sad
Szcship thrugh the eibjene” corals and he eoceac
Stites, pata voles and eaoanlim Ghat these Be, This
Copter spac it wal be me fifi 9 examine wo just
{beeps Dat te did ao shot pacces andthe consis
{eos betwen curiclam ecet,clasroom practice andthe ex
‘psd sift bjt In adoping hs peach, Low on the
fencepion ofthe pormgmepédaggiue, bored rom sis
{he hinory of education Tis concepts sed o aay the eho!
‘bjs of history aod pega teaching in France, Tis case
Sto is special hers, beans there are paral changes
{aking lace nh denon of itazastip, i sbjectconte! anda
sel price.