Public History and Tourism – A Success Story?

Tourism is a large service industries, has growth potential and will continue to produce and use history. Is public history in it a success?

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/11-2023-3-2/public-history-tourism-editorial/

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Simple Examination Tasks Instead of Complicated Tests!

History teachers should consider how they want to assess the learning success of students right at the beginning of their planning work.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/8-2020-7/simple-examinations/

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What Influences Public History the Most

It is the history-related beliefs of teachers that make the difference. The communication of history in public as well is less influenced by scientific findings than by the beliefs of the people involved.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/7-2019-19/historical-beliefs/

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Gamification as a Miracle Cure for Public History?

Gamification is on everyone’s lips and it's industry is booming. It is changing the teaching of history in schools and in public. Are there any limits to gamification when teaching history?

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/6-2017-37/gamification-cure-public-history/

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Stamps Influence and Mirror Public History

History is everywhere – but it is not always easy to perceive it. A sharpened view is needed as the example of the "stamp" illustrates. Stamps are in fact an ideal window into history.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/6-2018-12/stamps-public-history/

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National Day at School?

Are national days good examples of the wide-ranging influence of public history when it comes to building historical beliefs among the majority of the population?

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/5-2017-28/national-day-at-school/

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How Should History of One’s Own Country Be Taught?

We can observe great differences in how teachers deal with the history of their own country ("Heimatkunde") in the classroom. Some of them impart the national master narrative. Others present counter-narratives.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/5-2017-13/how-should-history-of-ones-own-country-be-taught/

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