This paper looks at the historical consciousness of prospective history teachers in Canada. Using a bilingual online survey instrument inspired by the pan-Canadian research Canadians and their Pasts with volunteer participants (N=233), the study investigates their background knowledge, their perceptions of the trustworthiness of sources, their experiences in the history classroom, and their visions of school history. Results reveal that few prospective teachers have extensive knowledge of Canadian history and limited experience with active, inquiry-based teaching approaches to the past. However, a majority of them have very strong conceptions and sense of purposes regarding school history. The paper discusses the implications of this study,...
Commemorations are events or actions that honour and memorialize significant events, people, and gro...
In the fall of 1988, the Council of the CHA assigned the task of examining and conceiving a plan of ...
This multiple case study compares the enacted history curricula in one U.S. and one Canadian school ...
Cet article s’intéresse à la conscience historique des futurs professeurs d’histoire au Canada. Réal...
This article presents the results of a Canadian study of prospective history teachers conducted in 2...
This article presents ndings from a recent case study involving seventh-grade students (n = 25) and ...
In September, 2014, the University of Ottawa Education Research Unit, Making History / Faire l’histo...
As Canada prepares to turn 150, this article discusses what curricular shifts are necessary to recon...
Quebec will soon be the only Canadian province or territory in which “History” is a compulsory core ...
Recently, Canadian governments and public institutions have initiated a wide range of symbolic gestu...
This reflection explores the challenges and opportunities inherent in teaching and learning Canadian...
This paper argues that history educators and teachers are uniquely implicated in the Truth and Recon...
Polls and controversial figures like Jack Granatstein suggest that Canadians lack knowledge in Canad...
The notion of historical thinking has in recent years become popular in research on history educatio...
Engaging with historical events, people and places encourages students to envision history as a dyna...
Commemorations are events or actions that honour and memorialize significant events, people, and gro...
In the fall of 1988, the Council of the CHA assigned the task of examining and conceiving a plan of ...
This multiple case study compares the enacted history curricula in one U.S. and one Canadian school ...
Cet article s’intéresse à la conscience historique des futurs professeurs d’histoire au Canada. Réal...
This article presents the results of a Canadian study of prospective history teachers conducted in 2...
This article presents ndings from a recent case study involving seventh-grade students (n = 25) and ...
In September, 2014, the University of Ottawa Education Research Unit, Making History / Faire l’histo...
As Canada prepares to turn 150, this article discusses what curricular shifts are necessary to recon...
Quebec will soon be the only Canadian province or territory in which “History” is a compulsory core ...
Recently, Canadian governments and public institutions have initiated a wide range of symbolic gestu...
This reflection explores the challenges and opportunities inherent in teaching and learning Canadian...
This paper argues that history educators and teachers are uniquely implicated in the Truth and Recon...
Polls and controversial figures like Jack Granatstein suggest that Canadians lack knowledge in Canad...
The notion of historical thinking has in recent years become popular in research on history educatio...
Engaging with historical events, people and places encourages students to envision history as a dyna...
Commemorations are events or actions that honour and memorialize significant events, people, and gro...
In the fall of 1988, the Council of the CHA assigned the task of examining and conceiving a plan of ...
This multiple case study compares the enacted history curricula in one U.S. and one Canadian school ...