Postmodernism and its Challenge to the Discipline of History: Implications for History Education

YILMAZ K.

EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY, cilt.42, sa.7, ss.779-795, 2010 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2009.00525.x
  • Dergi Adı: EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.779-795
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Postmodernism, History education, Historiography, Philosophy of history, Social studies education, Epistemology, POSTSTRUCTURALISM
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

There is a confusion over and inchoate understanding of how the past is made understandable through postmodernist historical orientation. The purpose of the article is to outline the characteristic features of the postmodernist movement in social sciences, to explain its confrontation with history, to document its critique of the conventional practice of history, and to discuss its implications for history education. The postmodernist challenge to the foundations of the discipline of history is elucidated with an emphasis on its epistemological underpinnings. Implications of postmodernism for the teaching and learning of history are discussed.