Title: Teaching about European Heritage – The Case of Polish European Heritage Label
Stream: Culture and Heritage
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Authors:
Kinga Anna Gajda, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Bożena Gierat-Bieroń, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Abstract:
The definition of cultural heritage given in the Faro Convention emphasizes the active role of individuals and communities in its maintenance and transmission to future generations. It points out heritage should be strengthened and promoted as a driving force for active engagement and social responsibility. And responsible for this promotion should be, inter alia, formal and informal education. The purpose of heritage education is to use the past to construct a contemporary identity, raise awareness of common history and values, and strengthen the sense of belonging to a common European cultural space. It is education that is responsible for making students aware of their own heritage based on a dialogue with the heritage of other nations, the past, and the present. This education should take place at all levels of education. Heritage education is not a school subject with its own curriculum, specific learning goals, and key concepts. This purpose is served, inter alia, by cultural heritage labels that emphasize "the richness and common aspects of European culture". The aim of the paper is to present three models of teaching about European heritage based on polish European Heritage Labels (EHL): the concept of education about national memory, the concept of education about plural memory, and the concept of education about uni-memory.
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