History Education in the Formation of Social Identity

History Education in the Formation of Social Identity
Author: K. Korostelina
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2013-12-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1137374764

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In order to determine how history education can be harnessed to reduce conflict attitudes and intentions and create a culture of peace, this book examines how history curricula and textbooks shape the identities of their students through their portrayals of ingroup and outgroup identity, intergroup boundaries, and value systems.