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Portuguese Students' ideas about slavery and the slave trade from Africa to Brazil when dealing with textbook sources

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This exploratory study is part of a post-doctoral project investigating how Brazilian and Portuguese textbooks present slavery and the slavery trade, as well as how Portuguese students interpret these issues, particularly when they use the sources in their textbooks. A group of 8th-grade students (aged 13–14) from a school in northern Portugal was asked to reflect on the meaning of slavery and its potential consequences for Brazil and Portugal, drawing on evidence related to the slave trade and labour during the 16th century, as presented in their textbooks. The students’ responses were analysed inductively, and the findings are discussed in terms of (a) the specific analytical process employed and (b) the insights gained regarding the relationship between textbook representations and students’ perceptions, framed within the context of situated learning. This framework suggests that prior knowledge, personal experience, and the specific task at hand may influence students' ideas and outcomes.

Source: Clío: History and History Teaching.

DOI: 10.26754/ojs_clio/clio.20245010807

Authors: Glória Solé, Isabel Barca, Ana Paula Squinelo

Institutions: University of Minho, Universidade do Porto, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

Language: English

Topic: Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Universidade do Porto, Universidade do Minho, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia