The Edge of the “Stone Raft”. From euro-enthusiasm to moderate scepticism in Portuguese History textbooks (2000-2020)
This paper aims to study how issues related to the European Economic Community/European Union (EEC/EU) are presented in Portuguese 9th-grade History textbooks. The methodological approach is mainly qualitative, based on a content analysis of ten textbooks, but some quantitative data was also consid...
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This paper aims to study how issues related to the European Economic Community/European Union (EEC/EU) are presented in Portuguese 9th-grade History textbooks. The methodological approach is mainly qualitative, based on a content analysis of ten textbooks, but some quantitative data was also considered in order to determine the importance given to the EEC/EU construction process and Portugal’s integration into it. It can be concluded that although the history textbooks contain some information about the political construction process, the institutions of the EEC/EU and its economic and social policies, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of Portugal’s integration into the EU, the information is mainly presented from a linear perspective and does not prioritise the development of students’ critical thinking. This study also points to a predominance of content related to national citizenship, the concept of European citizenship being presented in a brief and normative way. Our intention, in the near future, is to expand on this study, with a comparative study between Portugal and Spain, thus encompassing the Stone raft.
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| spelling | doaj.art-db7e73af90ca4282b46e48d1f8475c272023-05-11T00:48:39ZcatUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaRúbrica Contemporánea2014-57482023-05-01122310.5565/rev/rubrica.270The Edge of the “Stone Raft”. From euro-enthusiasm to moderate scepticism in Portuguese History textbooks (2000-2020)Sérgio NetoClara Serrano0Centro de Estudios Interdisciplinarios de la Universidad de Coímbra (CEIS20 – UC) This paper aims to study how issues related to the European Economic Community/European Union (EEC/EU) are presented in Portuguese 9th-grade History textbooks. The methodological approach is mainly qualitative, based on a content analysis of ten textbooks, but some quantitative data was also considered in order to determine the importance given to the EEC/EU construction process and Portugal’s integration into it. It can be concluded that although the history textbooks contain some information about the political construction process, the institutions of the EEC/EU and its economic and social policies, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of Portugal’s integration into the EU, the information is mainly presented from a linear perspective and does not prioritise the development of students’ critical thinking. This study also points to a predominance of content related to national citizenship, the concept of European citizenship being presented in a brief and normative way. Our intention, in the near future, is to expand on this study, with a comparative study between Portugal and Spain, thus encompassing the Stone raft. https://revistes.uab.cat/rubrica/article/view/270PortugalContemporary HistoryEducationTextbook analysisEuroepan UnionEU's perceptions |
| spellingShingle | Sérgio Neto Clara Serrano The Edge of the “Stone Raft”. From euro-enthusiasm to moderate scepticism in Portuguese History textbooks (2000-2020) Rúbrica Contemporánea Portugal Contemporary History Education Textbook analysis Euroepan Union EU's perceptions |
| title | The Edge of the “Stone Raft”. From euro-enthusiasm to moderate scepticism in Portuguese History textbooks (2000-2020) |
| title_full | The Edge of the “Stone Raft”. From euro-enthusiasm to moderate scepticism in Portuguese History textbooks (2000-2020) |
| title_fullStr | The Edge of the “Stone Raft”. From euro-enthusiasm to moderate scepticism in Portuguese History textbooks (2000-2020) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Edge of the “Stone Raft”. From euro-enthusiasm to moderate scepticism in Portuguese History textbooks (2000-2020) |
| title_short | The Edge of the “Stone Raft”. From euro-enthusiasm to moderate scepticism in Portuguese History textbooks (2000-2020) |
| title_sort | edge of the stone raft from euro enthusiasm to moderate scepticism in portuguese history textbooks 2000 2020 |
| topic | Portugal Contemporary History Education Textbook analysis Euroepan Union EU's perceptions |
| url | https://revistes.uab.cat/rubrica/article/view/270 |
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