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HERJ, an international, diamond open-access, peer-reviewed journal focusing on the global significance and impact of history education. Published by UCL Press @ https://journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj
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History Education Research Journal @histedresearch.bsky.social · Nov 4
The HERJ series 'Democratic Resilience & Regression in History Education since 1945' has started publishing.

Read the articles from the series: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/collect...

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An image showing the journal cover of History Education Research Journal on the right side, and text on the left side that reads, "Democratic resilience and regression in history education since 1945. This HERJ series provides an overview of intersections of historical and democratic consciousness by exploring how the understanding of democracy as an aim and as content in history education has developed, circa 1945 to the present'. Beneath the text the UCL Press logo is shown and an open access logo appears in between the journal cover and text.
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On the HERJ blog today, author Jason Todd explores the themes in his research article and why he chose to publish in HERJ.

This is a fascinating, personal blog.
Stories We Inherit, Stories We Make: History, Culture and Belonging
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The journal cover is shown on the right side of this image. On the left side the blog title and a quote is written in black text. It reads, 'While the language of historical consciousness can sound abstract, I remain convinced it offers history teachers something vital: a way of understanding why history matters to students- and why it sometimes does not. Stories We Inherit, Stories We Make: History, Culture and Belonging, a HERJ blog by Jason Todd'. The UCL Press logo appears at the bottom of the image and the open access logo is displayed between the journal cover and text.
January 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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How do you teach history in classrooms when you know there is more than one way of encountering, representing, and understanding the past?

On the HERJ blog, Katherine discusses the questions that underpin her article. Read the full blog here: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/147/
The journal cover is shown on the right side of this image. On the left side the blog title and a quote is written in black text. It reads, 'Influenced by scholarship that explores the collision of Western and Indigenous history-making practices in the history classroom, my article seeks to trouble or dismantle some of the assumptions we might have about ‘Western’ history making. A more-than-human experiment, a HERJ blog by Katherine Elisabeth Wallace'. The UCL Press logo appears at the bottom of the image and the open access logo is displayed between the journal cover and text.
January 20, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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📢First publication of 2026!📢

Shaping historical consciousness: young people, social remembering and identity dynamics outside the classroom:

This paper explores how engagement with history outside the classroom shapes the development of students' historical consciousness
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The History Education Research Journal cover is shown on the right side of this image. On the left side the article title and a brief summary is written in black text. It reads, '"Shaping historical consciousness: young people, social remembering and identity dynamics outside the classroom" Family, community and media serve as critical arenas in which historical narratives are encountered, reinterpreted and integrated into young people's evolving sense of self. History education beyond the classroom, a HERJ series'. The UCL Press logo appears at the bottom of the image and the open access logo is displayed between the journal cover and text.
January 15, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Why is it necessary to challenge the inside/outside binary of history education in the classroom?

In this article, author Katherine Elisabeth Wallace outlines two concepts to challenge this binary, providing history educators ways to engage in a more-than-human experiment:
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The History Education Research Journal journal cover is shown on the right side of this image. On the left side the article title and a brief quote is written in black text. It reads, 'Agent ontologies and the history classroom: a more-than-human experiment. It is necessary to think about how to bring the outside inside, how to provide teachers with the tools to talk about ‘other’ histories that happen outside the classroom, including but not limited to Indigenous history-making practices, by breaking down the boundaries that separate inside/outside'. The UCL Press logo appears at the bottom of the image and the open access logo is displayed between the journal cover and text.
December 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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How are historical and political thinking interconnected? This new publication explores the connection between historical and political learning in the Austrian lower secondary school classroom:

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The journal cover is shown on the right side of this image. On the left side the article title and a brief summary is written in black text. It reads, 'Orientation in time and world through history and civic education: curricular frameworks and teachers' perspectives in Austria. Students need not only historical orientation skills but also competence in political judgement and political action to develop into historically critical, mature citizens. Democratic resilience and regression in history education since 1945, a HERJ series'. The UCL Press logo appears at the bottom of the image and the open access logo is displayed between the journal cover and text.
December 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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📢New publication

This study investigates how an intervention in place-based history education can be planned and implemented by history teachers and staff from cultural heritage institutions at a local archive.

Part of the Mixed Methods series, read the full paper here: doi.org/10.14324/HER...
The journal cover is shown on the right side of this image. On the left side the article title and a brief summary is written in black text. It reads, 'Putting the past in place: meetings with local archives in history education. Mixed methods and triangulations in history education research, a HERJ series. Place-based history education can link history education with the resources of cultural heritage institutions, effectively utilising local archives in collaborations for pedagogical outcomes'. The UCL Press logo appears at the bottom of the image and the open access logo is displayed between the journal cover and text.
November 20, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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On the HERJ blog, the authors of this paper discuss the implications of their findings and why they chose to publish in HERJ:
journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/110/

Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.14324/HER...
The journal cover is shown on the right side of this image. On the left side, within a green speech box, there is text that reads 'Our findings have important implications for informing the future development/ revision of textbooks, so that they support teaching and learning history in ways that foster democratically conscious young people. Sara Karn, Kristina R. Llewellyn and Penney Clark, authors of "Never the two shall meet? Connecting historical and democratic consciousness in Canadian K-12 history textbooks"'. The UCL Press logo appears at the bottom of the image and the open access logo is displayed between the journal cover and text.
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Teachers, especially history teachers, are crucial to helping students realise their role as citizens within democratic society.

On the HERJ blog the authors of 'A vote for Australian democratic consciousness' discuss the intention behind their article: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/109/
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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On the HERJ blog Sarah Godsell discusses her article and explores how poetry can be used to learn and teach history:
journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/108/

You can read the full #OpenAccess article here: doi.org/10.14324/HER...
The journal cover is shown on the right side of this image. On the left side is a quote from an author. It reads, 'Poems can let people learning history connect to historical moments and perspectives emotively, opening up a different way of learning history. Sarah Godsell, author of Poetry as a site of history education and exploration: learning history from and with poetry, on the HERJ blog'. The UCL Press logo appears at the bottom of the image and the open access logo is displayed between the journal cover and text.
November 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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What can be learned from the entrenched positioning of Indigenous peoples w/in a colonialist understanding of cultures?

This paper, part of the democratic resilience series, aims to contribute a framework for how historical consciousness can be guided by moral consciousness:
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The journal cover is shown on the right side of this image. On the left side the article title and a brief summary is written in black text. It reads, 'A vote for Australian democratic consciousness: teaching civics through history. This article aims to demonstrate how historical consciousness can be cultivated in tandem with moral consciousness so that learning opportunities in schools can more authentically suit the characteristics of localised Australian context, including integrating Indigenous knowledges in Australian curricula'. The UCL Press logo appears at the bottom of the image and the open access logo is displayed between the journal cover and text.
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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📢New publication, and the first from the HERJ series, 'Democratic resilience and regression in history education since 1945'.

This article explores the intersections of historical and democratic consciousness in education using history textbooks in Canada:
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The journal cover is shown on the right side of this image. On the left side the article title and a brief summary is written in black text. It reads, 'Never the two shall meet? Connecting historical and democratic consciousness in Canadian K-12 history textbooks. "If we are to support students in becoming historically informed civic leaders, all history textbooks must pay greater attention to the connections between historical and democratic consciousness."'. The UCL Press logo appears at the bottom of the image and the open access logo is displayed between the journal cover and text.
November 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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The HERJ series 'Democratic Resilience & Regression in History Education since 1945' has started publishing.

Read the articles from the series: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/collect...

Sign up to the HERJ newsletter to receive updates from the journal: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/site/su...
An image showing the journal cover of History Education Research Journal on the right side, and text on the left side that reads, "Democratic resilience and regression in history education since 1945. This HERJ series provides an overview of intersections of historical and democratic consciousness by exploring how the understanding of democracy as an aim and as content in history education has developed, circa 1945 to the present'. Beneath the text the UCL Press logo is shown and an open access logo appears in between the journal cover and text.
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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In this paper a study was conducted to identify curricular goals for colligation in students’ causal arguments. The study finds that students were capable constructing their own causal colligation, appreciating the disciplinary framework that underpinned those constructions:

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Characterising curricular goals for colligations in students’ causal arguments
In the ‘historical thinking’ tradition of curriculum design, the philosopher of history W.H. Walsh’s concept of colligation has mostly been adopted to enable students to construct coherent, powerful a...
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September 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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This article explores the relationship of family memory and children’s history learning, reporting on a broader qualitative study on how Greek-Cypriot survivors of 1974 build self-narratives for communicating their experiences to the younger generation:
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August 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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What factors influence students’ learning of historical empathy? This paper analyses empirical research to understand these factors, and explains why this is important to the field of history education by examining the implications for educators:
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What can empirical research tell us about how to develop students’ historical empathy? A scoping review
The aim of this scoping review is to systematically select, analyse and synthesise recent empirical research to better understand the factors that influence students’ learning of historical empathy, a...
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August 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Huge congratulations to @cpaucl.bsky.social doctoral graduate Dr Melina Foris on the publication of this important & innovative paper on official & family memory in Cyprus. @histedresearch.bsky.social @coe.int @uclpress.bsky.social @heirnet.bsky.social journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/article...
July 24, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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How are women in the past represented in current history textbooks?

With specific attention paid to three consecutive waves of feminism, this paper examines the representation of women in Hungarian and Flemish history textbooks:
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July 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Museums are increasingly adopting sensorial technologies, challenging people to reconsider how immersive museum experiences may add to learning. This study, by Wouter Smets and Vincent Euser, explores emerging technologies in museum exhibits:
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July 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Narrative Competence, History & Responsibility - call for papers @histedresearch.bsky.social: deadline for submitting abstracts 31st of August. journals.uclpress.co.uk/media/journa... #historyeducation
July 2, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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Religious beliefs and history education:

What impact does religious belief have on students' historical understanding? In this article authors explore the historical significance attributed to biblical stories among secular and religious Jewish adolescents:
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July 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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"Sticking to tradition: history content distribution in Czech school curricula"

This study assesses alignment between the National Curriculum and school curricula concerning history education in Czech schools.

A fascinating insight to history education in Czech classrooms:

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June 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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On the HERJ blog, the publication of 'History Education Beyond the Classroom'.

This series brings together high-quality articles that explore how history education should think about forms of presenting pasts and the implications for formal history education:

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History Education Beyond the Classroom
The History Education Research Journal is excited to share the launch and publication of a new special series on ‘History Education Beyond the Classroom’. Edited by Prof Arthur Chapman (IOE, UCL’s Fac...
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June 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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HERJ has a new #CallForPapers: 'Truth-telling in history education: Truth and justice in a ‘post-truth’ era'.

For more information, including how to contribute, read the full call here:
journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/25/

Articles will publish #OpenAccess and without APC
June 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Just got my first paper published! 🥳 doi.org/10.14324/HER...

How Czech schools teach history:
1. 95% follow national themes
2. Textbooks shape content + order
3. Extra topics aren’t random - cluster around classic narratives

Thanks @histedresearch.bsky.social team for your very professional work!
Sticking to tradition: history content distribution in Czech school curricula
This study examines the distribution of historical topics within Czech school curricula. Following a pre-registered methodology, a randomised sample of 321 Czech schools was selected, and history topi...
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June 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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By the end of the #Covid19 #pandemic, the #HE sector was praised for its resilience in meeting unprecedented challenges, creating a future vision of online learning. But what consideration is being given to the experience of academic staff teaching under pandemic conditions?

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Post-pandemic pedagogy: experiences of learning and teaching history before, during and after Covid-19
This article presents and analyses the findings of a nationwide survey of history staff and students conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic. More than five hundred respondents from nearly fifty univer...
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June 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM