Dialogue of Portuguese Students’ Conceptions of Significance with the Contributions of Peter Seixas

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15359/rp.28.4

Keywords:

history education, historical significance, historical awareness, history of Portugal, historical agents, Social Studies

Abstract

This research study aims to investigate how 12th-grade Portuguese students, concluding their compulsory education, attribute historical significance to events and historical agents in the history of Portugal over the last 100 years. Data was collected using open-ended questions, analyzed through an inductive way inspired by the categorization and analysis methods proposed by Grounded Theory, in line with research studies in History Education. The students presented various types of attribution of significance, with Causal significance and Standard significance being the most prevalent categories. These findings suggested a 3-level model of ideas, with Level 2 - Emerging contextual significance with single or multiple attribution types of Contemporary and Causal being the most frequent level encountered, followed by Level 3 - Emerging contextual significance with single or multiple attribution types of Standard and Current.

Author Biographies

Marília Gago, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

Portuguese. PhD in Education, History and Social Sciences Methodology and post-doctorate in History Education. Professor at Institute of Education in University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. Intregrated Researcher on CITCEM - Transdisciplinary Research Centre "Culture, Space and Memory", Faculty of Letters, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. E-mail: mgago@ie.uminho.pt ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3109-8915

Sara Oliveira, Independent researcher

Portuguese. Master in History Teaching, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. History teacher in primary and secondary schools, Braga, Portugal. E-mail: oliveira.saramachado@gmail.com ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2327-3039

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Published

2024-01-01

How to Cite

Dialogue of Portuguese Students’ Conceptions of Significance with the Contributions of Peter Seixas. (2024). Revista Perspectivas: Estudios Sociales Y Educación Cívica, 28, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.15359/rp.28.4

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Section

The historical thought and legacy of Dr. Peter Seixas (refereed section)

How to Cite

Dialogue of Portuguese Students’ Conceptions of Significance with the Contributions of Peter Seixas. (2024). Revista Perspectivas: Estudios Sociales Y Educación Cívica, 28, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.15359/rp.28.4

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