HISTORY CURRICULA IN GREECE

Abstract

The purpose of the article was to critical analyse the current history curricula of history and
through this research to map the historical education in Greece. For this purpose, a
bibliographic review is proposed on the concept of analytic programs and indicatively on
history programs as they are mapped in Europe, North America and Australia, countries that
are mainly at the forefront of research studies on the teaching of History. Then emphasis will
be placed on the history curricula designed in Greece at all educational levels and a critical
assessment will be made of the most recent one of 2021. The current curricula are evaluated in
relation to its content, the teaching proposals and the pedagogical approaches it favors, as well
as the educational framework for students and training for teachers that supports it, as its first
phase has already been completed. The design and presentation of the new History curricula
has stirred debate in the public sphere. Most discussions focus on issues of the content of these
curricula, as well as their didactic context.The paper is completed with considerations about
how might be the opportunities for a more inclusive and diverse approach to history education
in Greece through history curricula.