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History and education

Research group History and educational studies merge in diverse ways in the fields of educational history and history didactics. Therefore, this research group is called History and Education.

The research is focused around historical aspects on socialization in education, education of minorities and the design of different school subjects. The voluminous research on the history of the school subject of history unites aspects of history didactics and history of education. The historical dimension is also prominent in research on how the mediation and uses of history shape national, ethnical and political identity in society at large.

Research geared at contemporary times comprises projects on student's interest in history, intercultural history and academic history teaching. The research group is also characterized by extensive international contacts and we are involved in international projects on history textbooks, textbook revision, history teacher training, popular/public history, digital history and debates on history education.

Head of research

Overview

Participating departments and units at Umeå University

Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies

Research area

Educational sciences, History

Research projects

EDUDIS
Education is today seen as a key to an equal start in life and is a fundamental human right for all children. However, children with disabilities...
Type of project Research project
Duration 1 July 2026 until 30 June 2031
Israel Ruong: a biography
The sami political movement was initially upheld by a limited number of people who had a significant impact on its continued evolvement during the...
Type of project PhD project
Duration 29 August 2022 until 29 August 2026
Scandinavianism and the school during the 19th century
This research project studies the role of Scandinavianism in the 19th century school system in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
Type of project PhD project
Duration 29 August 2022 until 29 August 2026
The elementary school teachers' collective agency 1846 - 1880
Doctoral thesis in history and education with a focus on the history of elementary school teachers in Sweden.
Type of project PhD project
Duration 1 September 2020 until 1 February 2025
Teaching Rival Histories: History Teachers’ Epistemological Stances and Epistemic Switching
The research project Teaching Rival Histories, deals with the epistemological views of history teachers in relation to curricular demands regarding...
Type of project Research project
Duration 1 January 2019 until 31 December 2022
Springboards and Parentheses: Representations of the Age of Liberty and the reign of Gustav III in historical culture 1870–1990
The research project examines historical culture and the construction and the presentation of historical eras. The aim of the study is to investiga...
Type of project PhD project
Duration 3 September 2018 until 3 September 2022
Controversial issues in social studies education: A comparative study in subject didactics
This project investigates topical controversial issues in curriculum guidelines and teaching practices in geography, history, religion and civics i...
Type of project Research project
Duration 1 April 2018 until 30 June 2023
Segregation and integration. Gender, class and citizenship in the Swedish education system, ca 1800-1850
The project aims to analyse the importance of gender, class and citizenship in the development of education in Sweden, ca. 1800–1850. It focuses on...
Type of project Research project
Duration 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2016
Steering and knowledge in Nomadic school and Sámi school 1956-2011
In the middle of the 20th century, there was a reform of the school system for the Sámi. Before 1962, the nomadic school attendance was compulsory...
Type of project PhD project
Duration 1 January 2014 until 31 August 2023
Educational democratization and "ethnification" in Swedish Sápmi - 1942 to the present
The aim of this project is to examine how the teaching content in Sami education in Sweden successively has become ethnified through the...
Type of project Research project
Duration 1 July 2012 until 31 December 2016

Research and publications

Publications

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Dissertation on Israel Ruong: a deep dive into Sámi history

Doctoral student Madelen Johansson held her mid seminar where she presented her dissertation on Israel Ruong.

Latest update: 2026-01-09