Historical figures in primary education: who and what for? In-service teachers’ perspectives

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/reifop.604501
Keywords: Didáctica de las ciencias sociales, educación histórica, Educación primaria, Significatividad histórica

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  • PID2020-114434RB-I00 - ENSEÑANZA Y APRENDIZAJE DE LA HISTORIA EN EDUCACIÓN PRIMARIA: MULTIPERSPECTIVA Y ANÁLISIS DE ICONOS CULTURALES PARA LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE UNA CIUDADANÍA CRÍTICA AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN

Abstract

Teachers' historical knowledge emerges from diverse historiographic, cultural and intrinsically educational influences on what history should be taught and how it should be taught. Therefore, this research aims to determine which historical figures emerge from the imaginary of Primary Education teachers, due to their historical relevance, their educational values and their connection with the present. The sample consisted of 105 teachers from various regions in Spain, who were questioned using a mixed-question instrument, which included both closed and open questions. The results show the pre-eminence of historical figures closely connected with national or regional identities, and with outstanding values of the present, which are given great historical significance and, in general, a high educational value. However, teachers tend to grant this educational value to the characters as a direct exemplification, positive or negative, of current democratic values, which they rarely problematize in their historical context.

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Published
22-04-2024
How to Cite
Martínez-Rodríguez, R., López-Torres, E., Sánchez-Agustí, M., & Miguel-Revilla, D. (2024). Historical figures in primary education: who and what for? In-service teachers’ perspectives. Interuniversity Electronic Journal of Teacher Formation, 27(2), 19–33. https://doi.org/10.6018/reifop.604501