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ERIC Number: EJ1375085
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2041-6938
EISSN: EISSN-2041-6946
Archaeological Narratives in Greek History Textbooks: From Texts to Pupils' Interpretations
Repoussi, Maria; Papakosta, Konstatina
Journal of Educational Media, Memory and Society, v14 n2 p1-25 Sep 2022
Building on previous research concerning the archaeological narratives of Greek history textbooks, this study investigates the impact of these studies on schoolchildren's historical ideas. In the context of these narratives, the article addresses two significant landmarks of Greek antiquity, namely the Mycenaean civilization and the Acropolis of Athens. It is a small scale sample survey that draws its data from a set of 120 twelve-year-old individuals who were asked to complete the survey at the beginning and end of the first year of secondary school. The results relativize the implicit or explicit assumption that history textbooks have a decisive influence on or even shape students' historical ideas and interpretations. Rather, history textbooks primarily facilitate the acquisition of specific information.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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