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heads with knowledge that has a biased
be a settlement. Or giving schools the
alsodamageacademicverification.”
point of view. Lee Deok-il, a scholar
completerighttochoosecouldalsobea
Changes are not limited to students
of history who works at the Hangaram
problembecauseinthecaseofeducation,
andscholarsofhistory.Grown-upsneed
History and Culture Institute, said, “In
teachers and students are directly
to change their attitude toward Korean
thecaseofthetextbookfromKyohaksa,
influenced by the textbook. In the case
history through history education which
it is evident that it has errors in its
of the U.S. and Europe, textbooks can
helps historical consciousness settle in
contents. It has been judged to contain
be made by anyone who wants to do so
them as well. History education needs
intentional omissions as well as views
but their adoption by schools is based
a critical eye but today’s education in
that differ greatly from those of other
on government standards. A professor
Korea focuses on memorization. HUFS
textbooks. ” Moreover, a textbook is not
named Ban Byeong-ryul from HUFS
professor Shin said, “Adults including
justatoolforeducation;itisalsoofficial
Dept. of History, said, “Governments
university students should learn Korean
data that can influence the future as
acknowledge the variety of views on
history because then they will be able
historical records may support an errant
history and it is considered to be a
to have critical views for understanding
opinioninthefuture.
method for educating students about
historicalfacts.”
the truth.” From this point of view, the
decision made by MOE recently could
Somemightsaythathistoryisrecorded
Solutionsfortheconflict
beseenasawrongstanceinthatitdoes
by the winners. When there is no
Raising the threshold of standards for
not acknowledge a variety of views in
controversyininterpretinghistory,some
textbook writers can supplement the
consideringhistoryandimposesonlythe
distortionmighthappenasitwaswritten
screening system. By strengthening the
viewsofotherscholarsofhistory.
by winners. However today, Korea, a
neutralityofcontentsinatextbook,some
Thus, changes are needed in terms
democraticcountry,cannotusethislogic
standards for selecting writers should
of awareness. First, awareness that
completely. Yet scholars of history have
be established considering their career,
history education is a public value is
often applied their own perspectives
major, ideological inclination and so on.
necessary. A history textbook has a
on interpreting a historical event, this
Augmentingthenumberofreviewerscan
commonconsciousnessanditisthefirst
needs the consent of the people to have
also be a solution for supplementing the
routetodevelopingtheconsciousnessof
powerasahistoricalrecord.Inteaching
system.AresearchernamedYunHyeon-
students.Thedegreeofvariationneeded
history, there should be no exertion of
jin, from Korea Textbook Research
in views of history can be argued about
political power which people do not
Foundation said, “Examinants with
extensivelybuteducationstillbelongsin
agree on. If this happens continuously,
variousviewsonhistoryareneededand
public arena. Professor Ban said, “The
thevoiceofthepeopleassertingtheneed
the time for screening textbooks should
history in textbooks cannot be written
for the modification of the contents will
be prolonged. These needs require
withpoliticalendsinmindandrelations
beheightened.
budgetarysupportfromthegovernment.”
ofgainandloss.Itcannotonlyresultin
Second, in making a textbook, the
distortionsinhistoryeducationbutitcan
mmkkoo12@hufs.ac.kr
intervention of political power should
be minimized. A professor named Sin
Woon-yong who belongs to Dept. of
HistoryatHUFS,said,“Thereshouldbe
The history in textbooks with political ends
no political power or organization based
on political clout in compiling history.”
in mind can not only result in distortions
For example, making independent
in history education but it can also damage
committees for reviewing textbooks
academic verification
based on budgetary support by the
government but free from power could
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