Didactics of History

The didactics of history supervises the subject-related didactic training of students in the teaching profession "History and Political Education" and also deals with historical-political learning, public history, historical learning in museums and, in this context, with the culture of remembrance and processes of identity formation. In doing so, the centre works closely with the Centre for Teacher Education and the professorship for political education based there.

In the field of research, the didactics of history focuses on the theoretical foundations of subject didactics, in particular on subject-oriented history and politics didactics, as well as on empirical research in the area of conceptual learning and (categorical and discourse analytical) textbook analysis.

Furthermore, practical orientation is of particular importance in that teaching suggestions and materials are developed and – in connection with this – the use of methods is justified theoretically and thus in the sense of historical learning.