The article examines the utility of enquiry based, multi-perspective history teaching in
divided societies and those emerging from conflict. Using findings from Northern Ireland as …

If modern democratic societies depend on the ability of citizens to take part in reasoned
discussions with those whose opinions differ from their own, then surely it is our job as …

In some hands, history can be an inspirational and rewarding subject, yet in others it can
seem dry and of little relevance. Learning to Teach History in the Secondary School, now in …

This study illustrates the processes by which 8 pairs of adolescents in Northern Ireland
struggled to come to grips with tensions between school and community history. Findings …

This handbook encompasses a range of disciplines that underlie the field of peace
education and provides the rationales for the ways it is actually carried out. The discipline is …

Background Research on historical understanding has sometimes depicted adolescents
and adults as either appropriating or resisting particular narrative accounts, and resistance …

Abstract In this article, Alison Kitson and Alan McCully discuss the findings of their research
into history teaching in the most divided part of the United Kingdom: Northern Ireland …

This article reports on the impact visits to community-based museums in a divided society,
Northern Ireland, had on young people's historical, political, and cultural understanding of …

This chapter examines the significance and role of teaching history in societies in conflict
and in postconflict transition. It identifies the general contribution that history education might …

A wealth of work has been done on interpretations in the history classroom, for students in
Key Stage 3.10 Students in England and Wales, by the age of 14, will have examined how …