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Recommendation Rec(2001)15 - History teaching in twenty-first-century Europe

Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe • 2001

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Primary Education

Lower Secondary Education

Upper Secondary Education

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Recommendations, Resolutions, Decisions

Historic approaches concerned

Art History

Cultural History

Economic History

Environmental History

Gender History

Global History

Local History

Microhistory

Political History

Social History

Transnational History

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Countries or areas concerned

Europe, Western Europe, Southern Europe, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Europe

Languages

English

Description

(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 31October 2001 at the 771st meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies) The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe issued a recommendation, Rec(2001)15, outlining guidelines for history teaching in twenty-first-century Europe. The recommendation emphasizes the importance of history education in promoting responsible citizenship, reconciliation, mutual trust, and fundamental values, while also cautioning against the misuse of history for ideological purposes. It encourages a focus on the European dimension in history teaching, the use of diverse sources, and the prevention of the repetition of historical atrocities, particularly through awareness of crimes against humanity. The document highlights the significance of information and communication technologies in history education and calls for responsible use of these tools.

Keywords

Council of Europe

Committee of Ministers

Recommendation

History Teaching in the 21st Century

Multiperspectivity

Critical Thinking

Democratic Citizenship

European dimension