This article looks at upper secondary school history teachers' understandings of how
historical knowledge is constructed and at the impact this might have on their classroom …

Teachers' implementation of and attitudes to school reforms and overriding pedagogical
ideals have long been a topic of debate and research. In this article, we centre on teachers' …

Over the last 50 years, the school subject of history has increasingly been described as a
subject about interpretation and multi-perspectivism. Discussing the subject this way might …

In 2011, human rights were introduced in the Swedish national curriculum and in subject
syllabi. But what do teachers and students talk about when they talk about human rights? By …

In the 21st century, the idea that students should have opportunities to develop powerful
knowledge has been influential in educational research. Social realism as an educational …

The concept of democracy is a central component in education policy at all levels, yet its
meaning can be interpreted in a number of ways. This paper examines how democracy is …

The purpose of the article is twofold. Firstly, the ambition is to argue on a theoretical basis,
with exemplification in three school subjects in Swedenreligious education, psychology and …

Controversial issues are often regarded as abundant in history education. Most topics can
be regarded as controversial in one way or another. The purpose of this article is to analyse …

This article underscores the importance of contextualization when analysing values
education. The interplay between societal values and those imparted within an educational …

This chapter outlines and problematizes some general parameters related to civic education
and particularly the citizenship education curriculum, or alternatively social studies …