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The HISTOLAB Fellowship 2024
History education possesses immense power, serving as a double-edged sword. It can either propagate divisive, harmful narratives or foster critical thinking, understanding and unity. The Council of Europe’s pioneering efforts since its creation have profoundly shaped history education, emphasising multiperspectivity and democratic values. Through comprehensive programmes and projects, they have reformed curricula, promoted critical historical inquiry and introduced innovative teaching practices. Today, initiatives like the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe and HISTOLAB continue this legacy, addressing contemporary challenges to enhance history education. This publication delves into these efforts featuring insightful articles from four HISTOLAB fellows, exploring the intersection of digital innovation, inclusivity and curricular reform in history education.
Download the HISTOLAB Fellowship Publication
"Renewing History Education to Uphold Democracy"
Who are the HISTOLAB Fellows?
Miljenko Hajdarovic - Exploring potential digital technologies for history education
Ana Radakovic - Strengthening the European dimension through curriculum reform in Serbia
Foteini Venieri - Digital transition of museum theatre – An enrichment tool for history education
Jan-Christian Wilkening - More than accessibility: Including people with (intellectual) disabilities in public history
What is the Fellowship?
In accordance with the overall aim of HISTOLAB and in line with the values and standards of the Council of Europe, the HISTOLAB Fellowship co-financed the research and the writing of academic articles related to innovation in history education. Articles could relate to methods and practices of history teaching in the classroom, or innovative methods in public history, such as in museums, memorial places or through media. The exploration of innovative ways of using archival materials in the classroom was also a potential field of interest. The purpose of the HISTOLAB Fellowship was not to fund an entire research project but to support researchers through a financial grant in order to produce an article based on additional and dedicated research related to their field of study. In addition to a financial grant the Fellowship offered other benefits to the HISTOLAB Fellows by providing access to the expertise, network, and research infrastructure of the HISTOLAB partners (EuroClio, Federation for Education in Europe (FEDE), Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg-Eckert-Institute, House of European History, International Society for History Didactics). For example, the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg-Eckert-Institute offered to host the HISTOLAB Fellows for a study visit to enhance their research for the article. HISTOLAB Fellows could also take it upon themselves to organise research visits to other institutions using the financial grants.
The initiative seeks to amplify the outreach of research results achieved by the HISTOLAB Fellows, and to make a valuable contribution to the debate on innovation in history education by publishing an edited volume containing their respective academic articles.
What did the Fellowship include?
The Programme offered four HISTOLAB Fellows:
- a direct financial grant with a maximum amout of 7.000,00 EUR (paid 70% after the acceptance of the grant and 30% after submitting the articles);
- An optional research visit:
- to the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media I Georg Eckert Institute (Braunschweig, Germany) including access to its library hosting one of the biggest collections of school textbook worldwide and the “basement”, which is an experimental classroom of the future;
- Participation in the European Innovation Days in History Education 2024.
