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- Title
AFFORDANCES AND CONSTRAINTS OF HISTORY EDUTAINMENT IN RELATION TO HISTORICAL THINKING.
- Authors
Apostolidou, Eleni
- Abstract
'Edutainment' for history education is realized in the environment of historical culture (Erdmann, 2008). This paper discusses the cognitive advantages and disadvantages of several informal learning environments, like museums and films, in relation to students' familiarization with the discipline of history. Do students in these environments realize the provisional nature of historical accounts, or do they consider them as 'copies' of the past (Lee, 2005)? The discussion develops in the context of the conversation about divergences and convergences between professional historiography and popular historical culture (Grever, 2009; De Groot, 2009; Lowenthal, 1981 & 1985; Munslow, 2007). This paper suggests that 'edutainment' is an asset in history teaching but it ought to be used with caution as several means or practices have intrinsic defects that prevent students from a critical approach to the past.
- Subjects
EDUCATIONAL entertainment; HISTORY education; PHILOSOPHY of history
- Publication
International Journal of Research on History Didactics, History Education & History Culture (JHEC), 2015, Vol 36, p165
- ISSN
2749-8573
- Publication type
Article