COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WAR AND PEACE IN HISTORY EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAT 5039 WAR AND PEACE IN HISTORY EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERDAL ASLAN

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine how the concepts of war and peace are addressed in history education, how wars are represented in textbooks, and how a culture of peace can be cultivated in students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Analyze historical and pedagogical meanings of war and peace
2   Compare representations of war in textbooks from different countries
3   Evaluate how war is framed in history textbooks
4   Propose alternative narratives in the context of peace education
5   Design instructional strategies to foster peace consciousness in students

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Historical origins of war and peace concepts
2 Definitions and types of war
3 Theories of peace and peace education
4 History education and ideological transmission
5 Representation of war in Turkish history textbooks I
6 Representation of war in Turkish history textbooks II
7 Midterm Exam
8 The Cold War and its reflections in textbooks
9 Examples of war in international textbooks
10 Language and discourse analysis in war narratives
11 Trauma, memory, and history education
12 Teaching peace: Methods and approaches
13 Empathy, reconciliation, and history lessons
14 Alternative historical narratives: Is warless history possible
15 Student presentations and general evaluation
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Akad, M. (2011) Savaş Hukuku
Bayat, H. (1931) Milletlerarası Hukuk Dersleri
Clausewitz, C. von (1984) Savaş Üzerine (On War)
Grotius, H. (2011) Savaş ve Barış Hukuku Üzerine
Hason, R. (1999) War and Peace in Ancient Thought
Labbe & Puech (2007) Savaşlar ve Anlamları
Uşşaklı, H. (2008) Tarihten Günümüze Savaşların Sınıflandırılması
Wright, Q. (1965) A Study of War
Aktaş, Ö. (2013) Tarih Ders Kitaplarında Savaş Konularının Anlatımı Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme, Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 2 30 60
Preparation for final exam 2 30 60
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 198

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