Heather Sharp – författare

Hur vi orienterar oss i världen är intimt sammanflätat med våra tolkningar av historia, samtiden och våra perspektiv på framtiden. Vårt historiemedvetande påverkar hur vi förhåller oss till samhället och till andra människor.  För historielärare är det viktigt att få en uppfattning om elevernas historiemedvetande eftersom detta speglar elevernas tänkande om meningsfulla samband över tid. Dessutom är kunskap om elevernas moraliska medvetande och dess relation till historiemedvetandet viktiga förutsättningar för att kunna tolka elevernas möten med historia. I dessa möten lär sig eleverna om, men också från, av och med historia.   

Den här boken visar hur moraliska och etiska frågor i undervisningen kan stimulera intresset för och förståelsen av historia. Att uppmärksamma skärningspunkter mellan historiska och moraliska frågor kan hjälpa lärare, lärarstudenter och elever att navigera i nuet mot framtiden. 

Niklas Ammert är professor i historia med inriktning mot utbildningsvetenskap vid Linnéuniversitetet. Silvia Edling är professor i didaktik vid Högskolan i Gävle. Jan Löfström är professor i historisk-samhällelig utbildning vid Åbo universitet. Heather Sharp är associate professor (docent) i pedagogik med fokus på didaktik vid University of Newcastle i Australien.  

Historical and Moral Consciousness highlights how ethics can be understood in the context of History education. It analyses the qualitative differences in how young people respond to historical and moral dilemmas of relevance to democratic values and human rights education.

Drawing on a four-year international project, the book offers nuanced discussion and new scholarly understanding of the intersections between historical consciousness and moral consciousness within research. It develops new theoretical tools for history teaching and learning that can support teachers as they endeavor to educate for democratic citizenship. The book includes a meta-analysis of research within history Didaktik and around historical events with a moral bearing, and presents a comparative study of Australian, Finnish, and Swedish high school students’ moral understandings of historical dilemmas.

Raising important questions about how our learning from the past is intertwined with our present and future interpretations and judgements, this book will be of great interest to academics, scholars, teachers, and post graduate students in the fields of history education, democratic education, human rights education, and citizenship education.

Historical and Moral Consciousness highlights how ethics can be understood in the context of History education. It analyses the qualitative differences in how young people respond to historical and moral dilemmas of relevance to democratic values and human rights education.

Drawing on a four-year international project, the book offers nuanced discussion and new scholarly understanding of the intersections between historical consciousness and moral consciousness within research. It develops new theoretical tools for history teaching and learning that can support teachers as they endeavor to educate for democratic citizenship. The book includes a meta-analysis of research within history Didaktik and around historical events with a moral bearing, and presents a comparative study of Australian, Finnish, and Swedish high school students’ moral understandings of historical dilemmas.

Raising important questions about how our learning from the past is intertwined with our present and future interpretations and judgements, this book will be of great interest to academics, scholars, teachers, and post graduate students in the fields of history education, democratic education, human rights education, and citizenship education.

"Inspirational. Be prepared to laugh out loud." - Bob Tallman

A tribute to the author''s remarkable family and the legends of the rodeo world who illustrate life lessons such as:

You don''t have to be a horse person to enjoy this book. The life lessons in this book apply to us all. Be inspired as you read or listen to stories about:

The following people contributed to these remarkable stories and in the audiobook you will hear the actual voices of:

The pictures are in black and white in the paperback, but use the QR code on heathersharp.com to see Marian in her gold shiny-hineys and Nolan in his queen outfit with a red hat and blond wig and the 90 other priceless photos that you have to see to believe.

Life Nolan and Marian Sharp was never dull!