Culture and school in the Middle Ages. Light and shade of educational problems
Giorgio CRESCENZA
Original title: Cultura y escuela en la Edad Media. Luces y sombras de problemas educativos
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Keywords: Church, Education, Libraries, Medieval Age, Thomas Aquinas, University.
Famines and pestilences that alternated in the medieval age did not always allowed an orderly and regular flow of life. In this context, education and culture have not been a priority for all and of all, however cultural and educational strengths are many, including the birth of Universities and libraries. The article deals with a historical-pedagogical analysis on what happens in the school or in institutions similar to it which transmit culture codified in certain forms, through certain tools, with specific purposes. And this with the awareness that, especially in some periods, Courts and Churches are exactly the main vehicle of education, unlike school. It seems that an extensive renewal movement crosses the same religious circles and, on this point, the pedagogical project by Thomas Aquinas is reminded.
The image of medieval Christian monarchy in the Secondary Education
Francesc GRANELL SALES, Andrea MARTÍNEZ CARRILLO
Original title: La imatge de la monarquia medieval cristiana en l’Educació Secundària Obligatòria
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Keywords: Historical Thinking, Medieval Age, Medieval monarchy, Royal image, Secondary Education, Text books.
Specialists in the Teaching of History unanimously accept that textbooks are the only –or the main– material used by teachers in Spain. Thus, this article analyzes the artistic images of the medieval Christian monarchy included in three school textbooks –one published by a major publisher and two by educational innovation groups – to confirm their use as a teaching resource. The results refer to didactic methodology, specifically to the ability to historical thinking.
