Students, history teachers and the national past. Research into students' and history teachers' representation of and beliefs about the national past: an exploration regarding context, methodology and strategy. KU Leuven
History Research Unit, Leuven, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kulak Kortrijk Campus, Instructional Psychology and Technology, Cultural History since 1750, Leuven
Shared knowledge of the past is considered to be important by Western governments since early 19th century. That shared knowledge is meant to serve citizenship and social cohesion (national unity through national identity). History education is thereby considered as an important vehicle. This research project has three main aims: 1) Content-related aim: what are the reference knowledge, basic narratives and beliefs on national history among ...