한국현대사 교육을 둘러싼 갈등의 역사화와 그 함의 = Historicizing Conflict in Korean Modern History Education and its Implications for History Education

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This article aims to shed light on the historical and pedagogical implications of history education as a political tool through the active intervention of political power in history textbooks.
First, we identified the nature of the 2008 "Korean Modern History Textbook Attack" and the 2015 "Nationalization of History Textbooks" incidents. A series of textbook attacks during the Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun governments built the conservatives' case for regaining political power and eventually led to the Lee Myung-bak administration. The Park Geun-hye administration that followed went beyond the “textbook attack” and nationalized history textbooks, regressing to the past in order to dominate the future.
Next, we reviewed the historical and educational implications of the textbook attacks and the nationalization of history textbooks. It is important to note that history education in schools has historically represented the interests of ethnic groups, nations, or political factions. It is time to shift from 'history education for whom' to 'history education for all'. History education should be 'history education for all' that embraces the citizens of a democratic republic and even the citizens of the world. It is time for history education to take on the responsibility of historicizing memory while pursuing the public nature of scholarship and education so that the conflict over the education of Korean modern history can become an opportunity to strengthen and solidify the soil of citizenship and democracy in our society.