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Why Study History? Listening to Undergraduate Students
Posted by Christopher W. Berg on 2026-04-01
In the summer of 1813, John Adams wrote to Thomas Jefferson reflecting on lives lived through consequential times. His observation, that they had passed their lives in serious times, resonates across the centuries. History students today face their own serious times, and the question of why history matters has never felt more urgent or more contested. In the United States, history majors are [...]
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What is a climate justice approach to teaching history and social studies?
Posted by Heather E. McGregor and Rebecca S. Evans on 2026-02-13
It is our view that all teachers have a role to play in preparing young people for a climate-unstable present and future. But taking on that role is not easy. Teachers encounter a wide range of demands, like focusing on solutions rather than only on describing the problems, engaging in action while avoiding partisanship, emphasising local priorities such as food sovereignty, or teaching [...]
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The forgotten half of the past world. The representation of women in Flemish and Hungarian history textbooks for secondary education
Posted by Karel Van Nieuwenhuyse on 2025-09-29
Think for yourself about ten names of people who you believe played an important role in world history. Chances are you will immediately come up with names such as Jesus, Mohammed, Genghis Khan, Columbus, Michelangelo, Voltaire, Watt, Smith, or Hitler. Strikingly, they are all men. It is probably not so easy to spontaneously come up with names of women. Yet throughout world history, women have [...]
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History Education in Historical Perspective
Posted by HERJ Editorial Office on 2024-11-06
The History Education Research Journal is excited to share the launch and publication of a new special series on ‘History Education in Historical Perspective’. Edited by Dr Tyson Retz (University of Stavanger, Norway) and Prof Terry Haydn (University of East Anglia, UK), this open access special series brings together a collection of high-quality articles that explore different national [...]
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Calls for papers
Posted by HERJ Editorial Office on 2024-02-29
Throughout the year, History Education Research Journal launches a number of thematic special series exploring the journals aims and scope. Details of each special series and its calls for papers can be found in the below links. This page is kept up-to-date with all current special series calls for papers.If you are interested in launching a special series in the journal, download and complete [...]
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