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Is history a school subject in crisis?
Confirmed
Our previous research shows history now competes with a wider range of school subjects, some of which students see as more relevant to career planning. As one student who didn't study history in Years 11 and 12 noted, "Young people today should be aware of the mistakes and victories of the past to form a better future […] We discover role models from history and aspire to create a better society in the future.
Our 2024 research highlighted that the majority of students valued the lessons learned from history that can help humanity navigate life in the present and future. Our research , published in the Journal of Curriculum Studies , suggests educators shouldn't jump to the "crisis" conclusion, at least for the time being.
Our study also found different trends in Year 12 history enrollments across states and territories and between modern and ancient history subjects. We found that 80% of Year 10 students considered future study and career plans important to their decision to discontinue history.
One student who did not choose to study history said they were "not interested because it doesn't help my future career. We found that history enrollments overall have not kept pace with the growth of Year 12 populations.
The Sun Temple at Konarak, located on the eastern shores of the Indian subcontinent, is one of the outstanding examples of temple architecture and art as revealed in its conception, scale and proportion, and in the sublime narrative strength of its sculptural embellishment.
What's confirmed
- Our previous research shows history now competes with a wider range of school subjects, some of which students see as more relevant to career planning.
- Our 2024 research highlighted that the majority of students valued the lessons learned from history that can help humanity navigate life in the present and future.
- Our study also found different trends in Year 12 history enrollments across states and territories and between modern and ancient history subjects.
- One student who did not choose to study history said they were "not interested because it doesn't help my future career.
- The Sun Temple at Konarak, located on the eastern shores of the Indian subcontinent, is one of the outstanding examples of temple architecture and art as revealed in its conception, scale and proportion, and in the subli
What's still developing
- Our research , published in the Journal of Curriculum Studies , suggests educators shouldn't jump to the "crisis" conclusion, at least for the time being.
- We found that history enrollments overall have not kept pace with the growth of Year 12 populations.
- Our study also found different trends in Year 12 history enrollments across states and territories and between modern and ancient history subjects.
- Our previous research shows history now competes with a wider range of school subjects, some of which students see as more relevant to career planning.
- We found that 80% of Year 10 students considered future study and career plans important to their decision to discontinue history.
- One student who did not choose to study history said they were "not interested because it doesn't help my future career.
- Our 2024 research highlighted that the majority of students valued the lessons learned from history that can help humanity navigate life in the present and future.
- As one student who didn't study history in Years 11 and 12 noted, "Young people today should be aware of the mistakes and victories of the past to form a better future […] We discover role models from history and…