OHTE Thematic Report on Economic Crises in History Teaching

Description

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the economic consequences of the debt crises of 2007 and 2008, of the Covid-19 pandemic and of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine have continuously challenged the livelihood of many families in Europe and around the world. Understanding economic crises from a historical perspective enables students to better respond to present and future experiences of such crises. The second thematic report of the OHTE "Economic crises in history teaching" investigates the extent and the ways in which learners are being prepared to understand and cope with such crises through history education in the public schooling systems of OHTE’s member states. It combines curriculum and textbook analysis with an explorative study of teachers’ experiences and summarises its most significant conclusions into 10 key findings listed in the introductory chapter.

Keywords

Economic crises

Finance

Financial crises

Economic history

Crisis education

History education

Economics