Cooperation with Council of Europe
"THE IMAGE OF THE OTHER IN HISTORY TEACHING" Project of the Council of Europe |
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Background context The Steering Committee for Education of the Council of Europe has decided to implement, from 2006 to 2009, a project entitled "The image of the other in history teaching". The project "The image of the other in history teaching" forms part of the Council of Europe's organisation-wide activities to strengthen and develop intercultural dialogue, which will be the subject of a White Paper on intercultural dialogue now in preparation. The White Paper will take account of all the work done on this theme by the various Directorates General and bodies of the Council of Europe. These activities were launched on the initiative of the Third Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe (Warsaw, May 2005) and in the wake of the Declaration on the Council of Europe's Strategy for Developing Intercultural Dialogue adopted at the Closing Conference of the 50th Anniversary of the European Cultural Convention (Faro, October 2005). The Project also forms part of the follow-up given to the activities concerning history teaching carried out by the Steering Committee for Education for many years now, in particular Recommendation (2005) 15 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on history teaching in twenty-first-century Europe. |
Project themes Three working themes and areas of work have been identified: 1. "Multiple images, shared destinies? – Learning about history in a multicultural society"; 2. "Images of others and ourselves in the context of globalisation" 3. "The image of the other in conflict situations: learning different histories as a means of rebuilding trust". |
Project Theme1: Multiple images, shared destinies? – Learning about history in a multicultural society |
Activities 9-10 October 2006, experts' seminar § "Multiple images, shared destinies? – Learning about history in a multicultural society", part one § Seminar on "Contact and interaction: the image of the Muslim world in history learning in Europe” 18-19 June 2007, experts' seminar § "Multiple images, shared destinies? – Learning about history in a multicultural society", part two § Seminar on "Teaching and learning the diversity of histories and history of diversity” Summary of presentations by: |
Full Presentations by: |
L'homme et la multidentité
ou l'appartenance multiple ( Amadeo FENIELLO) |
Projet : « L'Image De L'Autre Dans L'Enseignement De L'Histoire» (Danielle LECLERCQ) |
29-30 October, Symposium § " Learning History to understand and experience cultural diversity today " December, experts seminar § “The Image of the Muslim World in History learning in Europe : good practices” |
Project Theme 2: Images of others and ourselves in the context of globalisation |
ActivitiesJanuary 2008, preparatory seminar for the Symposium § "Images of others and ourselves in the context of globalisation" § Preparing a recommendation: European symposium in 2008 § Preparing teaching materials March 2008, Symposium § "Images of others and ourselves in the context of globalisation"
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Project Theme 3: The image of the other in conflict situations: learning different histories as a means of rebuilding trust |
Activities § Preparing a compendium of Council of Europe achievements in this field, 2007 September 2008, experts' seminar § "The image of the other in conflict and post-conflict situations" § Preparing a recommendation: symposium 2009 § Preparing teaching materials 2009 January 2009, Symposium “ The image of the other in conflict situations: learning different histories as a means of rebuilding trust” |
The European dimension has long been a theme inherent in the Council of Europe's reflections on history teaching. The new Project The image of the Other in history teaching is continuing this trend by endeavouring to pinpoint guidelines for history teaching policies as part of intercultural dialogue. The desire to promote such dialogue provides the main motivation for the discussions, activities and initiatives which have surrounded and will continue to surround the European dimension. Click here if you want to learn more: in English in French |
| Letter from Mr Gabriele MAZZA, Director of SCHOOL, OUT-OF-SCHOOL and HIGHER EDUCATION, COUNCIL OF EUROPE re: June 2006 educational workshops |
Reports of the activities of the Council of Europe in History Teaching in Cyprus in 2004 |
| Multiperspectivity in Learning and Teaching History. Presentations from seminars and workshop materials. Cyprus, 2004 |
| MULTIPERSPECTIVITY IN HISTORY TEACHING: A GUIDE FOR TEACHERS (by Dr Robert Stradling) in English |
| MULTIPERSPECTIVITY IN HISTORY TEACHING: A GUIDE FOR TEACHERS (by Dr Robert Stradling) in Turkish |
| Recommendation Rec(2001)15 on history teaching in twenty-first-century Europe (in Greek) |
| Recommendation Rec(2001)15 on history teaching in twenty-first-century Europe (in Turkish) |
Since its establishment, the mission of The Association for Historical Dialogue and Research has been to defend and promote productive dialogue and research in issues regarding history and history teaching in order to strengthen peace, stability, democracy and critical thinking. In this spirit its inaugural public event took the form of a major seminar entitled ‘ What does it mean to think historically? Approaches to Teaching and Learning History' . The seminar very successfully brought together people with a special interest in the teaching and learning of history to discuss, across disparate kinds of disciplinary and linguistic boundaries, ways in which historical thinking could be developed in the classroom. Attendant issues have been increasingly debated in several countries during the last few decades, in a world where phenomena such as globalisation, multiculturalism and European integration question the nation-state and demand that it redefines its role, including the ways in which it mobilises education and history teaching towards various ends. In Cyprus such debates are further 'burdened' by a long history of conflict and division. The programme of the two-day educational event, held on 7 and 8 February 2004 at Intercollege in Nicosia, Cyprus, included open discussions, presentations from academics, researchers and educators in Armenian, Greek, Turkish and English speaking schools and institutions, and an experiential workshop on history teaching for educators. We would especially like to thank the sponsors of the two-day educational seminar: The UNDP and UNOPS, the Council of Europe, the A.G. Leventis Foundation, the Nicosia Municipality , Helios Airways and Intercollege.
In June 2004 a conference entitled ‘The Council of Europe and History Education' took place on the Green Line in Nicosia . This unprecedented event was organised by the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Cyprus Fulbright Commission, and it was supported by The Association for Historical Dialogue and Research and the Cyprus Turkish Secondary Education Teachers' Trade Union (KTOEÖS). International and local speakers focused on new approaches to teaching history in the 21st century, on the preparation and publication of supplementary educational material for teachers and on possible future cooperation between history educators in Cyprus and European institutions.
In November 2004, the Council of Europe organised a series of events on multiperspectivity in history teaching, in close collaboration with The Association for Historical Dialogue and Research and KTOEÖS. Participants, across the divide, with the help of experts from the Council of Europe, analysed new interactive methods in teaching history; means of identifying additional teaching materials; selection criteria for different historical sources; the balance in teaching political, economic, social and cultural history; innovative approaches to the development of skills such as critical thinking; and enhancing open-mindedness and the ability to reach independent conclusions.
In early June 2005, a meeting of experts to discuss the preparation of a supplementary pedagogical set of materials on common themes to be used when teaching history in schools in Cyprus took place at Ledra Palace Hotel in Nicosia , Cyprus . This meeting was organised by the Council of Europe in co-operation with The Association for Historical Dialogue and Research and it was supported by educators from all Teachers' Trade Unions across the divide: KTOEÖS, KTÖS, POED, OELMEK, OLTEK; historians, academics and researchers. The meeting brought together experts from Cyprus as well as experts from the Council of Europe, the Georg Eckert Institute, Germany, the European Education Publishers Group, United Kingdom and Cyprus.
In mid November 2005, the Council of Europe organised in Nicosia workshops on ‘The use of sources in teaching and learning history'. The plenary meeting took place at Ledra Palace and later the participants worked at three different venues: Ledra Palace , JW Fullbright Centre and Goethe Institute. This educational event, implemented by The Association for Historical Dialogue and Research , brought together 120 educators, history teachers and teacher trainers from all over Cyprus and experts of the Council of Europe. Representatives from Teacher Trade Unions across the divide ( KTOEÖS, KTÖS, POED, OELMEK, OLTEK ) addressed the event. The aims of workshops were to: discuss how different historical sources could be used when teaching history in schools; look at how history teachers could search for and prepare supplementary sources for teaching history in schools; explore and analyse ways to prepare questions and tasks for pupils to develop their skills, and to evaluate their knowledge and competences.
The Workshops on ‘The use of sources in teaching and learning history', held on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 June 2006 in Nicosia, Cyprus were organised by the Council of Europe in cooperation with The Association for Historical Dialogue and Research and the active participation of representatives from Teacher Trade Unions across the divide: KTOEÖS, KTÖS, POED, OELMEK, OLTEK, and brought together 120 educators, history teachers and teacher trainers from all over Cyprus. The aims of the 8-9 June 2006 Workshops were to: discuss different approaches in using historical sources when teaching cultural and social history of Cyprus in schools; look at ways to represent cultural diversity when teaching cultural and social history of Cyprus in schools; analyse how to help pupils to develop such skills as critical thinking, ability to come to independent conclusions, capacity to understand cultural diversity as an enriching factor and communicate with representatives of different cultures on the basis of tolerance and mutual understanding. The working languages of the workshops were English, Greek and Turkish. Simultaneous interpretation was provided.
