New publication! With the aim of better understanding the beliefs of European history teachers on inclusion in history education, this article analyses focus group interviews providing a thematic analysis resulting in 3 key themes. 🔗https://doi.org/10.14324/HERJ.23.1.15
History Education Research Journal
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HERJ, an international, diamond open-access, peer-reviewed journal focusing on the global significance and impact of history education. Published by UCL Press @ https://journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj
"The way textbooks are written determines how history is taught" This article explores the ways people are side-lined in the history of the liberation struggle through the history curriculum in Zimbabwe and what this can mean for societies emerging from violent conflict. 🔗 doi.org/10.14324/HER...
What role can AI play in history education? This fascinating blog explores how engagement with AI-mediated testimony experiences can support the development of historical consciousness. Read the blog here: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/210/
We are pleased to announce a 2025 CiteScore of 1.3! Read about what this means, hear from the journal's Editor-in-Chief, Prof Arthur Chapman, and Deputy Editor, Dr Caitríona Ní Cassaithe, and find out what your peers are reading in our top cited articles: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/212/
How can museum educators work with interactive video testimonies to generate historical consciousness? This paper broadens the scope for human–#AI interactions by elaborating on the expressions of historical consciousness of museum educators at the #SydneyJewishMuseum doi.org/10.14324/HER...
In this blog Yolande Potjer delves into the research behind her recent article in HERJ and her motivations for publishing in the journal. 🔗 journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/208/
🧑🏫 In this research article, authors outline a novel design principle, designing a #ProfessionalDevelopment programme for primary school teachers focused on historical reasoning in inquiry-based lessons. 🔗 doi.org/10.14324/HER...
Historical perspective taking refers to the mental activity of attempting to take the perspective of historical people. This recently published article in examines how two widely used Dutch primary school history textbooks promote historical perspective taking. 🔗 doi.org/10.14324/HER...
🧑🏫 In this research article, authors outline a novel design principle, designing a #ProfessionalDevelopment programme for primary school teachers focused on historical reasoning in inquiry-based lessons. 🔗 doi.org/10.14324/HER...
In this fascinating blog, author Heinrich Ammerer makes the case for engaging with #ArtificalIntelligence in history education. 🔗: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/206/
🖼️ This study investigates the capacity of #AI image generators to produce historically coherent visualisations. 1,024 generated images were analysed for: 🖌️historical significance 🖌️epochal authenticity 🖌️comparative lifeworld depiction 🖌️archetypal representation 🔗 doi.org/10.14324/HER...
🖼️ This study investigates the capacity of #AI image generators to produce historically coherent visualisations. 1,024 generated images were analysed for: 🖌️historical significance 🖌️epochal authenticity 🖌️comparative lifeworld depiction 🖌️archetypal representation 🔗 doi.org/10.14324/HER...
This editorial provides a review of the articles in the series History Education in Historical Perspective. High-quality papers explore national contexts of theory & practice that consider what, in the history of history education, remains a valuable source of new insight. doi.org/10.14324/HER...
In this blog authors Jonas Schobinger and Martin Nitsche discuss the findings from their article, 'The process of historical questioning: a systematic literature review' and explain why they chose to publish in HERJ. Read the blog here: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/203/
How do students develop meaningful historical questioning? This literature review examines studies from history education research to gain a better understanding of how historical questioning works and the cognitive operations involved. Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.14324/HER...
How do students develop meaningful historical questioning? This literature review examines studies from history education research to gain a better understanding of how historical questioning works and the cognitive operations involved. Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.14324/HER...
On the HERJ blog author, Rachel Moylan, discusses her article in the 'GenAI & History Education' series and provides her personal perspective on what AI really means for #HistoryEducation Read the blog on the HERJ site: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/202/
Can AI really think historically for students? In this article, Rachel Moylan examines the perspectives of history teachers as they navigated the public release of ChatGPT in 2022. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.14324/HER...
Can AI really think historically for students? In this article, Rachel Moylan examines the perspectives of history teachers as they navigated the public release of ChatGPT in 2022. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.14324/HER...
HERJ has a new series call for papers on 'Decolonisation and Heritage in History Education'! For more information, including how to express your interest in submitting, please see the series call for papers here: journals.uclpress.co.uk/media/journa...
How can generational trauma be a form of possibility for renewal and strength? This important article investigates how inheritors of collective trauma view history’s workings and how these understandings shape their social positioning. doi.org/10.14324/HER...
On the HERJ blog author Christopher Berg discusses this article and why studying history matters in the 2020s. journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/198/
Why study history? This article explores why students choose to study history at graduate level and how can this be used to inform and inspire history and social studies teaching practices. doi.org/10.14324/HER...
Why study history? This article explores why students choose to study history at graduate level and how can this be used to inform and inspire history and social studies teaching practices. doi.org/10.14324/HER...
How do history textbooks contribute to developing a democratic culture? This new paper aims to explore how teaching the evolution of twentieth-century democracy in Spanish history textbooks contributes to the promotion of competences for a democratic culture of learners. doi.org/10.14324/HER...
Why do authors choose to publish in HERJ? The HERJ blog offers authors a chance to discuss their research and reasons for submitting to the journal. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.14324/HER... Read the blog here: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/196/
📢New publication📢 What knowledge content is required to respond to the questions posed in lesson assignments in a history classroom? This article examines the design of lesson assignments addressing historical and contemporary societal issues in schools. doi.org/10.14324/HER...
📢New publication in HERJ📢 This article explores ways in which frameworks and approaches to community-oriented learning can reimagine and expand the conventional classroom, transforming it into a unique and dynamic space for engaging with local history: doi.org/10.14324/HER...
What could be happening in a history classroom that is oriented to learning about & responding to #ClimateJustice? On the HERJ blog authors Heather McGregor & Rebecca Evans discuss their article & why they chose to publish in HERJ. This is a fascinating read: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/157/
What is a climate justice approach to teaching history and social studies? This fascinating article reviews literature in #ClimateChange education & #ClimateJustice education from 2017-2023 to develop conceptions of climate justice education relevant to teaching history. doi.org/10.14324/HER...
Have you been exploring @uclpressjournals.bsky.social's ‘Highly Cited in 2025’ article collection? Featuring this HERJ article uncovering how history education can support critical responses to #ClimateChange: bit.ly/4rtZISM 📚 Explore the collection: bit.ly/4kabxdZ
On the HERJ blog author Victoria Percy-Smith discusses her article in HERJ and invites us to rethink how we understand museum education. journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/154/
What happens when pupils step into a museum and encounter the materiality of the past during an educational visit? This article focuses on the relation between pupil and object in a museum setting to foster historical consciousness. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.14324/HER...
What is a climate justice approach to teaching history and social studies? This fascinating article reviews literature in #ClimateChange education & #ClimateJustice education from 2017-2023 to develop conceptions of climate justice education relevant to teaching history. doi.org/10.14324/HER...
What happens when pupils step into a museum and encounter the materiality of the past during an educational visit? This article focuses on the relation between pupil and object in a museum setting to foster historical consciousness. Read the full article here: doi.org/10.14324/HER...
🌟 UCL Press Journals’ new 'Highly Cited in 2025’ collection features two thought-provoking articles published in HERJ, drawing on both the past and the future of #EducationResearch. Read the articles here: bit.ly/4kaNuLR, along with other research making an impact.
We're recruiting! We're seeking passionate, active researchers who are eager to contribute to HERJ's mission and support the development of high-quality scholarship across the field. Find out more, including how to apply, here: journals.uclpress.co.uk/herj/news/153/