Comparative Analysis of History Teaching in Albania and Kosovo: Council of Europe Recommendations for History 9

Çlirim  Duro; Alba  Kreka; Selim  Bezeraj; Alessandro  Boccolini

doi:10.36941/jesr-2024-0040

Authors

Çlirim Duro Associate Professor PH. D, University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
Alba Kreka PhD in History, University of “Fan S. Noli”, Tirana, Albania
Selim Bezeraj Associate Professor, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina, Kosovo
Alessandro Boccolini Associate Professor, University of Tuscia, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2024-0040

Keywords:

history teaching, Council of Europe, recommendations, textbooks, Albania, Kosovo

Abstract

History teaching is particularly important to increase intercultural dialogue between people who live in different countries. History textbooks should reveal history in all its complexity, promoting democratic values, tolerance, and cooperation for a better future, without creating prejudice or negative visions of others. This research is focused on history teaching referring to the recommendations of Council of Europe (COE) and their implementation in Albania and Kosovo curricula. The method used in this research integrates both qualitative and quantitative analysis referring to the content of history textbooks in a comparative approach. We used a questionnaire to understand teachers' feelings about COE recommendations and if they are implemented in history texts. Referring to the results, the recommendations of COE are not fully reflected even though they are mentioned in pre-university’ curricula framework. Meanwhile, the questionnaire submitted by the teachers shows to what extent they know the COE recommendations and how much these recommendations develop student’s competencies.

Received: 15 September 2023 / Accepted: 28 February 2024 / Published: 5 March 2024