Roads to Democracy: How can history education help pave the way?

 

            

“Roads to Democracy: How can History Education pave the Way?”

 

20th – 25th April 2015

History, Heritage and Citizenship Educators across Europe and beyond are invited to apply to participate in the 22nd EUROCLIO (www.euroclio.eu) Annual Conference Professional Development and Training Course. The conference will take place in Elsinore, Denmark, a city standing on centuries of global history. The focus will be on roles and conducting ofDemocracy in History Education.

 

How can we pave this way to democracy?

The conference aims to explore this question through a highly active and condensed programme which will engage the participant in an interactive programme with workshops, dialogue tables, open spaces, on-site study visits, public debate and reflective and interactive panels. The conference will provide a platform of intercultural exchange in which the participants will actively learn, share best practices, and network. The core group of teachers and heritage educators will be involved in activities that will empower them to engage their students and other target groups in critical debate from multiple perspectives promote pluralism, and combat the idea that history is a single, unchangeable truth.

  • Click herefor a draft programme of the conference.
  • Conference webpage with funding options and fee information can be found here.

How to Register?

Registration is open until 1 December 2014.

Thank you for your interest, please feel free to pass this message on to any contacts you feel may be interested in participating in this event. For queries, contact Aysel Gojayeva (aysel@euroclio.eu).