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Seminar on: “Teaching the History of the 20th Century” - Seminar Report (Bucharest, Romania, 28-29 October 2004)

Mihai Manea • Council of Europe • 2004

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Levels and forms of education

Primary Education

Lower Secondary Education

Upper Secondary Education

Resource type

Reports

Conceptual or themathic publications

Event Summaries

Historic approaches concerned

Cultural History

Economic History

Gender History

Global History

Local History

Microhistory

Military History

Political History

Social History

Transnational History

Historic period

First World War

1918-1939 (“Interwar Period”)

Second World War

1945-2000

1945-1960

1960-1970

1990-2000

1980-1990

1970-1980

20th Century

1900-1945

1900-1914

Countries or areas concerned

Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Romania, Republic of Moldova

Languages

English

Description

The seminar held at CEPES/UNESCO in Bucharest was a collaborative effort between the Council of Europe and the Ministry of Education and Research of Romania, designed to address various aspects of history education. Approximately 35 educators, including history teachers, trainers, researchers, and representatives from the Romanian Ministry of Education, participated. The seminar aimed to analyze the state of history education in Romania and discuss recent developments in history education, particularly focusing on textbooks, the Holocaust, multiperspectivity, and teacher training. The event was significant in the context of the Council of Europe's commitment to history education, coinciding with the declaration of 2005 as the European Year of Citizenship through Education and the 50th anniversary of the European Cultural Convention. Additionally, it highlighted the challenges of teaching recent history, especially in former Communist countries, where political sensitivities and a lack of specialists pose unique difficulties.

Keywords

20th Century

Council of Europe

Intergovernmental Programme on History Teaching

Romania

Bucharest

Textbooks

Multiperspectivity

History from below

Holocaust

Teacher training