Historical Empathy: A Cognitive-Affective Theory for History Education in Canada

Autor/in	Karn, Sara
Titel	Historical Empathy: A Cognitive-Affective Theory for History Education in Canada
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Education, 46 (2023) 1, S.80-110 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0380-2361
Schlagwörter	History; History Instruction; Empathy; Teaching Methods; Historical Interpretation; Attitudes; Imagination; Ethics; Caring; Educational Objectives; Foreign Countries; Values; Cultural Context; Perspective Taking; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Empathie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Historische Interpretation; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Ethik; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Ausland; Wertbegriff; Zukunftsperspektive; Kanada
Abstract	Historical empathy involves a process of attempting to understand the thoughts, feelings, experiences, decisions, and actions of people from the past within specific historical contexts. Although historical empathy has been a rich area of study in history education for several decades, this research has largely taken place outside of Canada. In this article, I argue that greater attention should be paid to historical empathy in Canadian history education research and curriculum because it can support learning outcomes related to historical thinking and historical consciousness, citizenship, and decolonizing and anti-racist approaches to history education. Drawing from and commenting on other scholarship, I present a cognitive-affective theory of historical empathy which includes five elements: (1) evidence and contextualization, (2) informed historical imagination, (3) historical perspectives, (4) ethical judgements, and (5) caring. Through exploring each element and some pedagogical considerations for educators, I emphasize the affective dimensions of history to centre their importance for history education in Canada. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01