This report is the result of a research study conducted in December 2021. The purpose of the research was to identify the needs of history teachers in the region (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo*, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia), to ensure that the resources created by the project met the target group’s needs. The research study took the form of focus groups with 54 participants, all practising history teachers who teach a grade which addresses the recent past in the curriculum, therefore within upper primary or secondary school. To ensure a diversity of perspectives, effort was made to include a geographic balance (participants were recruited from across the country rather than only from the capital), and a variety of levels of former experience with EuroClio.

  • Find out what New Students Bring to the Classroom

    As a response to an increase in new students in the Swedish educational system, the Swedish Board of Education tasked a group of schools and universities to find a way to assess what newly arrived students know in order to provide the best possible education for each student, as well as focusing on their strengths rather than their weaknesses. This resulted in the formation of materials for conducting discourse around history for the purpose of assessing the historical competencies of newly arrived students. This is done in the form of a 70-minute conversation between a teacher and a student. The assessment is meant to provide valuable insight into what the students are already familiar with, so that teachers can take this into account when creating lesson plans.