Can, and should history give ethical guidance? Swedish and Finnish Grade 9 students on moral judgment-making in history

• Published in: Nordidactica Vol. 10; no. 2020:4; p. 88
• Main Authors: Löfström, Jan, Ammert, Niklas, Edling, Silvia, Sharp, Heather
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: ETHICS; FINLAND; HISTORY TEACHING; HOLOCAUST; Innovative Learning; Innovativt lärande; LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL; MORAL EDUCATION; MORAL JUDGMENT; Subject-specific education; SWEDEN; Ämnesdidaktik

History is often invested with moral messages. When asked what history for them is, 15-year-old Europeans have strongly supported the option that history is instructive stories of good and evil, right and wrong. But what do they actually think of the potential of history as a moral guide? Do they th...