History Education at the Edge of the Nation Political Autonomy, Educational Reforms, and Memory-shaping in European Periphery

This edited volume explores the evolution of history education from a transnational perspective, focusing on border regions in Europe that are considered on the "periphery" of the Nation-State. By introducing this concept and taking into consideration the dynamics of decentralization and t...

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Other Authors: Colla, Piero S. (Editor), Di Michele, Andrea (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Series:Global Histories of Education
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Identity Politics, Educational Governance and History Curriculum in Border Areas
  • 1. A Nation-building Tool under Siege: Regional Revival, European Integration and History Teaching in Western Europe after 1989
  • 2. History at School in South Tyrol: From Identity Tool for the "small homeland" to a Contribution to Reconciliation among Linguistic Groups
  • 3. A History Curriculum for Luxembourgish Schools. Experiments, Debates and Decisions in the 1950s-1960s
  • 4. Teaching History to Children in the Schools of Valle d'Aosta
  • Part II: Competing Narratives in History Schoolbooks and Teaching Set-up
  • 5. Local and National History in Schoolbooks in South Tyrol from the End of WW2 to the Present
  • 6. The History of Alsace in Schoolbooks After 1945
  • 7. Across Italian Oriental Border: National Minorities and History Teaching
  • Part III: Managing Complexity and Multiperspectivity in History Classrooms
  • 8. Teaching Saami Pasts and Presents in Contemporary Swedish Classrooms
  • 9. Nation and Narration in School Examination Curricula in England and Scotland - a Comparative Analysis of How Each Country Represents the Other
  • 10. History Teaching in the Danish-German Border Region
  • 11. Diverse Histories and Practices of Saami Education
  • 12. To What extent are Language Education and History Education synonyms in Alsace?.