Why is it necessary to challenge the inside/outside binary of history education in the classroom? In this article, author Katherine Elisabeth Wallace outlines two concepts to challenge this binary, providing history educators ways to engage in a more-than-human experiment: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

How are historical and political thinking interconnected? This new publication explores the connection between historical and political learning in the Austrian lower secondary school classroom: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

📢New publication This study investigates how an intervention in place-based history education can be planned and implemented by history teachers and staff from cultural heritage institutions at a local archive. Part of the Mixed Methods series, read the full paper here: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

On the HERJ blog, the authors of this paper discuss the implications of their findings and why they chose to publish in HERJ: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/110/ Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

Teachers, especially history teachers, are crucial to helping students realise their role as citizens within democratic society. On the HERJ blog the authors of 'A vote for Australian democratic consciousness' discuss the intention behind their article: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/109/

On the HERJ blog Sarah Godsell discusses her article and explores how poetry can be used to learn and teach history: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/108/ You can read the full #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

What can be learned from the entrenched positioning of Indigenous peoples w/in a colonialist understanding of cultures? This paper, part of the democratic resilience series, aims to contribute a framework for how historical consciousness can be guided by moral consciousness: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

📢New publication, and the first from the HERJ series, 'Democratic resilience and regression in history education since 1945'. This article explores the intersections of historical and democratic consciousness in education using history textbooks in Canada: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

The HERJ series 'Democratic Resilience & Regression in History Education since 1945' has started publishing. Read the articles from the series: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/collect... Sign up to the HERJ newsletter to receive updates from the journal: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/site/su...

In this paper a study was conducted to identify curricular goals for colligation in students’ causal arguments. The study finds that students were capable constructing their own causal colligation, appreciating the disciplinary framework that underpinned those constructions: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

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: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

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: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

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...

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: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

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: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

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

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: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

"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: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

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: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/86/

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: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/25/ Articles will publish #OpenAccess and without APC

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!

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? doi.org/10.14324/HER...

Since the increased emphasis on high-stakes testing in the USA, schools have prioritized professional development to enhance teaching methods. But is this a burden or benefit? Read more here: The use of professional development in the middle grades history classroom doi.org/10.14324/HER...

Delighted 2 hear that @histedresearch.bsky.social, a @uclpressjournals.bsky.social diamond open access journal, were notified today that our application 2B indexed on @scopus.bsky.social has been approved! Looking forward 2 adding this 2 our list of indexes! journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/site/ab...

HERJ has a new #CallForPapers on Narrative Competence, History & Responsibility. For more information, including how to contribute, read the full call here: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/25/ Articles will publish #OpenAccess and without APC

Perceptions of historical significance are at the centre of history education. This fascinating theory synthesis article aims at mapping frameworks and criteria used in the conceptual landscape of historical significance: (Re)mapping the terrain of historical significance doi.org/10.14324/HER...

What role should emotions play in the history classroom? Based on how history teachers plan for teaching the Holocaust, this paper suggest that emotions can be used as ✔️an entrance point for learning ✔️a tool in teaching ✔️an educational goal doi.org/10.14324/HER...

Meaningful learning beyond the textbook Using a case study of student experiences during an authentic historical inquiry on local heritage, this paper aims to explore how students actually perceive and work with meaningful historical inquiry: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

This study aims to identify similarities and differences in student teachers’ thinking about history and its purpose as a school subject, presenting findings on how best to support their development: Student teacher perspectives on history education doi.org/10.14324/HER...

Congratulations 2 @ramble14.bsky.social & Heather Hatton on the publication of this fascinating @histedresearch.bsky.social open access article exploring Primary& 2ndary Student Teachers' perspectives on history ed! journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/article... @uclpress.bsky.social #historyeducation 1/2

Teaching truth in a time of suppression. How are White history teachers navigating the #CRT backlash? This fascinating article from Charley Brooks explores the efforts of award-winning White history teachers in the US against anti-CRT efforts: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

Scaling up Diamond Open Access Journals Join this free webinar about @ojcollective.bsky.social, a new non-profit collective of academics, libraries & university-based publishers replacing unaffordable Transformative Agreements with an equitable alternative: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scaling-up...

How do children develop a sense of history before formal schooling begins? This article in HERJ explores how children between the ages of 7 and 12 engage with the past in informal contexts offering insight into informal “everyday historical thinking”: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

HERJ is delighted to announce the deadline to submit expressions of interest in this series on 'Shifting practices in #HistoryEducation in Africa' is extended to June 1st. Find out more about this series, including how to submit an expression of interest here: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/25/

Just a few weeks to go for expressions of interest in this series. journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/25/ This series seeks to hear from scholars pointing to instances of inclusive history education, decolonial history education or imagining history education otherwise.

How can historical consciousness catalyse a social justice approach to history? This article explores Ahonen’s understandings of historical consciousness as a social justice approach to implementing history curricula, which counters post-truth conditions: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/article...

"Climate crisis, the Anthropocene and the future" - Must Read! Great work by Nina Reusch and @matthiassieberkrob.bsky.social

WHAT IS SAID AND WHAT IS UNSAID? THE PROBLEMS AT THE HEART OF THE CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT REVIEW Reflections on why the continued and uncritical use of 'knowledge-rich' and 'mastery' presents huge issues for history teaching. Inspired by @andrewemc.bsky.social ‪@barbarableiman.bsky.social‬

HERJ has a #CallForPapers on Shifting Practices in #HistoryEducation in Africa: Critical Perspectives and New Directions. For more information, including how to contribute, read the full call here: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/25/ Articles will publish #OpenAccess and without APC

HERJ has a #CallForPapers on Shifting Practices in #HistoryEducation in Africa: Critical Perspectives and New Directions. For more information, including how to contribute, read the full call here: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/25/ Articles will publish #OpenAccess and without APC

Excting to see this Curriculum Journal article building on Dan Nuttall's previous work, published in HERJ - one of our most downloaded @uclpress.bsky.social HERJ articles! journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/article...

📢New publication!📢 HERJ is delighted to publish our latest #OpenAccess publication, 'Climate crisis, the Anthropocene and the future: historical thinking in the German climate movement', by @matthiassieberkrob.bsky.social and Nina Reusch. doi.org/10.14324/HER... Here's why you should read it 👇🏽

Delighted to publish our first diamond open access article for February 2025 - thank you @lsgibson.bsky.social for your article on 'the rise and fall of Jackdaws between 1963 & 1977'! journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/article... #historyeducation @1972shp.bsky.social @histassoc.bsky.social @coe.int 1/2

📢New publication! 📢 In this article, HERJ Editorial Board Member, Lindsay Gibson provides a history of Jackdaws, and explains why they were initially popular as a learning resource for teaching history, and why their popularity waned from the mid-1970s: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

How much has history education research changed in the last 100 years? Read this fascinating article by @jmiles.bsky.social on researching history education in Canada: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/article... Part of the 'History education in historical perspective' series.

Did you keep up with HERJ in 2024? Get up to date with findings of significant interest in recent years with this post from UCL Press Journals, featuring highly cited articles 🌟 The collection features two impactful articles published in HERJ 📄 Read it here: bit.ly/4aDFlL1 #EducationResearch

🎉 Celebrate International Day of #Education with HERJ! As we think about how we learn, today we’re highlighting this article exploring challenges faced by #multilingual learners in English-first classrooms. Read it here to learn how #Language can be a barrier as much as a tool: bit.ly/4g3J5GJ

How we can shift our focus to learning from, not learning about, #Indigenous scholarship? This article published in HERJ rethinks #History Education through Arctic Indigenous perspectives, promoting epistemic justice and #sustainability in learning. Read it free here: bit.ly/4hs3CGm

Join @royweintraub.bsky.social & @lsgibson.bsky.social 4 this free online @ioe.bsky.social History Special Interest Group seminar @ 5.00-6.30pm GMT on the 7th January - The Nakba in Israeli history education: Ethical judgments in an ongoing conflict. blogs.ucl.ac.uk/hie-sig/2024... #historyeducation

HERJ has an open call for papers on Mixed Methods and Triangulation in History Education Research. Submissions can be made directly on the journal's submission site. Find out more here: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/collect...