AL 102

Deniz- Ekin- Kıvanç

How does history curriculum in the national
education system shape individuals' national
identities from the point of university students
from some of the well known universities of
Turkey ?
 OUTLINE
• - Purpose of Research
• - Literature Reviews
• - Respondents
• - Methods
 PURPOSE OF RESEARCH
• National identities can be formed by historical events.
• The historical events could be changed by people with different perspectives
to a subject.
• Importance of education system.
• "History by apprising them of the past will enable them to judge of the
future; it will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations;
it will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of men; it will enable
them to know ambition under every disguise it may assume; and knowing it,
to defeat its views." (Cartwright, 1960)
 Significance of History Lessons
• History lessons are very important since history of a nation is
a factor that unites people through common past.

• Schama focuses directly on the situation in the US but it is

relevant to observe these as general importance of the history
lessons.

• As historian and government advisor Simon Schama mentions,

teaching history in a time like this is very important in relation
to unification of a society.(Schama, 2010)
 Teaching third World history

• Confusing results on pupils,

according to Eddington. (1982)

Is it really empty?
• For example, as Killingray stated, Africa is shown to be an empty continent waiting for
the invasion of the Westerns. (Edgington, 1982)
RESPONDENTS - METHODS OF RESEARCH

• 20 international students, 20 local • Survey

students from Bogazici
University, Sabancı University • Interview
and Bilkent University, Istanbul
Technical University will be
participants of our research
project.
 REFERENCES
• Cartwright, W. (1960). The Role of History Teaching in Citizenship
Education. The High School Journal, 44(3), 112-117. Retrieved from JSTOR
Database.
• Edgington, D. (1982). The Role of History in Multi-Cultural Education.
Teaching History, (32), 3-5. Retrieved from JSTOR Database.
• Schama, S. (2010, November 9). My vision for history in schools. The
Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com.