Identity and School History

The Perspective of Young People From the Netherlands and England

Bibliographic Data

ID8407649
AuthorsMaria Grever (0000-0002-4473-9494, Erasmus University Rotterdam), Terry Haydn (0000-0003-1384-4803, University of East Anglia, corresponding author), Kees Ribbens (0000-0003-0266-5877)
Year2008
Volume56
Issue1
Pages76-94
Publication date2008-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Educational Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1005 • E-ISSN: 1467-8527
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-8527.2008.00396.x
OpenAlexW2167907570
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited14

The article presents the findings from a survey of over 400 young people in metropolitan areas in the Netherlands and England concerning their views on identity and school history. The research explored pupils’ ideas about which facets of history were of interest to them, what history they believed should be taught in schools, and their views on the purposes of school history and history in general. The coding of the data made it possible to delineate between those from different ethnic minority backgrounds, boys and girls, age and level of education and first or second generation of migration. The study revealed significant differences between young people's ideas about history and identity, and those advanced by politicians and policy makers in the Netherlands, England and elsewhere. The concluding section of the paper considers the implications of the findings for policy makers in the field of history education in schools

Ethnic group · History of education · Identity (music) · Metropolitan area · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical) · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Gender Studies · Global Education and Multiculturalism · History · Religious Education and Schools

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