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"Working
Document of the International Society for History Didactics
Adopted by the International Meeting
Tutzing, September 15 -
18, 2003
The meeting representing professionals
from different countries on four continents expresses the belief that
history education should have as its goal the formation of a free individual
capable of independent democratic and socially responsible judgement,
rather than purposes of overt and covert indoctrination. In order to help
implement this goal we call upon the community of history educators and
all concerned bodies to promote through international professional cooperation
the understanding of world history as an integral part of history education
in all forms and on all levels, not only through schools and other educational
institutions but also through extramural activities including education
through mass media.
The new historical awareness is needed today to understand how the world
came to the present state, to bridge the past and present cleavages, to
articulate understanding and comprehension for cultural differences, to
make the world a safer and better place in which to live."
During our conference at
Tutzing from 15.-18.9.2003 we decided:
1. Conference in Rabat/Morocco
from 22.9. - 25.9.2004
Theme: To cope with history - to cope with the other. History teaching
as intercultural dialogue
Preliminary programm:
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21.9.2004
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arrival
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22.9.2004
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morning:
welcome speeches and introductory lecture (e.g. Moroccan historiography
since the independence)
afternoon: ethnocentrisme: to perceive the own |
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23.9.2004
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morning:
stereotypes: the perception of the other
afternoon: excursion through Rabat |
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24.9.2004
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the
whole day: meetings: experiences and proposals for future |
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25.9.2004
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morning:
working teams with Moroccan experts
afternoon: reports of the working teams and summarizing report of
the conference |
Moroccan history teachers will participate. From there all contributions
will be translated into Arabic. So all contributions must be sent in French
to the president (please send a diskette and the paper print). Obviously
you can give your contribution in one of the three languages of our society.
2. International Congress
of Historical Sciences in Sydney/Australia from 3rd to 9th July 2005
Our society will have two sections:
a) Teaching and learning world history - the global challenge
chairman: Luigi Cajani, Rome
b) The view on the other in history teaching (textbooks/teachers)
chairwoman: Elisabeth Erdmann, Erlangen-Nürnberg
Please note for both conferences:
Registrations and the themes of your planned contribution have to be at
the president in the middle of March 2004. Otherwise we can't plan the
Rabat conference. Concerning Sydney we are obliged to keep the points
given by ICHS.
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