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Historical Consciousness and The Historical Ideal: Considering The Purpose of History In History Education

Historical consciousness has the potential to provide greater conceptual clarity about the purpose of secondary social studies but begs the question: what is the authority of academic history when history education prioritizes historical consciousness as its goal?

Gabriel Reich
Virginia Commonwealth University
United States

Paul Zanazanian
McGill University
Canada

Tadashi Dozono
California State Channel Islands
United States

Sara Evers
Ferrum College
United States

Brittany Jones
University of Buffalo
United States

Rory Dunn
Virginia Commonwealth University
United States