O estado da História : o ensino

Abstract

In spite of recurrent criticisms, the role of History, as a subject included in the basic and secondary leveis of teaching, is internationally, socially and individually recognized. The studies made emphasize its potential role in building a history and national identity capable of resisting to an overwhelming and amorphous globalisation. Society expects that its didactic function guaranties the preservation of more durable references than the ephemeral memories of our quotidian. If historical knowledge is the foundation on which people could rely on to broaden their cultural horizons beyond the tyranny of consumerism, this would make them more aware of the role they should play in society.