On the HERJ blog author Christopher Berg discusses this article and why studying history matters in the 2020s. journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/198/

Why study history? This article explores why students choose to study history at graduate level and how can this be used to inform and inspire history and social studies teaching practices. doi.org/10.14324/HER...

How do history textbooks contribute to developing a democratic culture? This new paper aims to explore how teaching the evolution of twentieth-century democracy in Spanish history textbooks contributes to the promotion of competences for a democratic culture of learners. doi.org/10.14324/HER...

Why do authors choose to publish in HERJ? The HERJ blog offers authors a chance to discuss their research and reasons for submitting to the journal. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.14324/HER... Read the blog here: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/196/

📢New publication📢 What knowledge content is required to respond to the questions posed in lesson assignments in a history classroom? This article examines the design of lesson assignments addressing historical and contemporary societal issues in schools. doi.org/10.14324/HER...

📢New publication in HERJ📢 This article explores ways in which frameworks and approaches to community-oriented learning can reimagine and expand the conventional classroom, transforming it into a unique and dynamic space for engaging with local history: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

What could be happening in a history classroom that is oriented to learning about & responding to #ClimateJustice? On the HERJ blog authors Heather McGregor & Rebecca Evans discuss their article & why they chose to publish in HERJ. This is a fascinating read: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/157/

Have you been exploring @uclpressjournals.bsky.social's ‘Highly Cited in 2025’ article collection? Featuring this HERJ article uncovering how history education can support critical responses to #ClimateChange: bit.ly/4rtZISM 📚 Explore the collection: bit.ly/4kabxdZ

On the HERJ blog author Victoria Percy-Smith discusses her article in HERJ and invites us to rethink how we understand museum education. journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/154/

What is a climate justice approach to teaching history and social studies? This fascinating article reviews literature in #ClimateChange education & #ClimateJustice education from 2017-2023 to develop conceptions of climate justice education relevant to teaching history. doi.org/10.14324/HER...

What happens when pupils step into a museum and encounter the materiality of the past during an educational visit? This article focuses on the relation between pupil and object in a museum setting to foster historical consciousness. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.14324/HER...

🌟 UCL Press Journals’ new 'Highly Cited in 2025’ collection features two thought-provoking articles published in HERJ, drawing on both the past and the future of #EducationResearch. Read the articles here: bit.ly/4kaNuLR, along with other research making an impact.

We're recruiting! We're seeking passionate, active researchers who are eager to contribute to HERJ's mission and support the development of high-quality scholarship across the field. Find out more, including how to apply, here: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/153/

🎉Celebrate #InternationalDayofEducation2026 with UCL Press Journals! Read the blog on the power of youth in co-creating education and learn more about the publications in HERJ and other UCL Press Journals that examine the obligation institutions have to socially support young people.

On the HERJ blog today, author Jason Todd explores the themes in his research article and why he chose to publish in HERJ. This is a fascinating, personal blog. Stories We Inherit, Stories We Make: History, Culture and Belonging doi.org/10.14324/HER...

How do you teach history in classrooms when you know there is more than one way of encountering, representing, and understanding the past? On the HERJ blog, Katherine discusses the questions that underpin her article. Read the full blog here: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/147/

📢First publication of 2026!📢 Shaping historical consciousness: young people, social remembering and identity dynamics outside the classroom: This paper explores how engagement with history outside the classroom shapes the development of students' historical consciousness doi.org/10.14324/HER...

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...

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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...