Description
A Different Didactic of History for a Different School
Book Summary
This work proposes a deep reflection on the need to transform the teaching of History in a school context that is changing at a dizzying pace. Jesús Estepa Giménez offers teachers conceptual and methodological tools to overcome traditional models and build a critical, meaningful didactic approach connected to the challenges of the 21st century. An essential book for rethinking the purpose of teaching History today.
What is it about?
The book addresses the crisis in the teaching of History in a world marked by acceleration, uncertainty, and diversity. Facing a school model that often reproduces decontextualized content, the author proposes the urgency of an "alternative didactic" that forms critical citizens capable of understanding the complexity of the present.
The work analyzes the epistemological and pedagogical foundations necessary to renew teaching practice, offering proposals for working with historical sources, developing historical thinking, and addressing relevant social issues. It is an invitation to rethink the relationship between school, history, and society.
Main Topics
- Renewal of the didactics of History in the face of 21st-century changes.
- Development of historical and critical thinking in students.
- Use of historical sources and active methodologies in the classroom.
- Relationship between the teaching of History and contemporary social problems.
- Critique of the traditional model of rote and transmissive teaching.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at Social Studies and History teachers at all educational levels, teaching and pedagogy students, teacher trainers, and any professional interested in educational innovation and critical didactics.
What this book contributes
- An updated theoretical framework for rethinking the teaching of History.
- Practical proposals for designing meaningful didactic sequences.
- Keys to connecting historical learning with the students' reality.
- A critical vision that helps overcome obsolete teaching routines.
- Resources to foster analysis, interpretation, and debate in the classroom.
Technical Data Sheet
- Author: Estepa Giménez, Jesús
- Publisher: University of Huelva
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: HISTORY: THEORY AND METHODS, DIDACTIC RESOURCES AND MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS
- Collection: ALDINA
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: Not specified
- Number of pages: 80
- Weight: 153 g
Editorial Review
This is a brief but content-dense work, ideal for teachers seeking to ground their practice in solid pedagogical reflection. Jesús Estepa Giménez manages to synthesize decades of debate on the didactics of History in an accessible and provocative text. Its main value lies in offering a starting point to question the status quo and open paths toward teaching more committed to civic formation. Recommended for those who wish to go beyond the textbook and explore new ways of teaching History.