Mellan teori och praktik – historiedidaktiskaforskningstraditioners närvaro i svenskundervisning

Sammanfattning: This study investigates how teachers implement select parts of the German and Canadian history didactic traditions in relation to the Swedish history curriculum in their practice. The material used is an overview based on earlier research as well as multiple empirical classroom studies conducted throughout Sweden. The result indicates that there is both correlation and an inconsistency between the research field of history didactics and teaching practice. This might be due to the complexity of the syllabus. To make the education more aligned with both the curriculum and the didactic traditions, our results point towards the need to assess historical consciousness both systemically and qualitatively, and that teachers’ practice regarding disciplinary approaches to history should be developed. Further research is suggested to develop how teachers interpret and implement certain components of steering documents in history education.