Never the two shall meet? Connecting historical and democratic consciousness in Canadian K-12 history textbooks

This article explores the intersections of historical and democratic consciousness in education, drawing on data from a study of history textbooks in Canada. We conducted a holistic analysis of 18 history textbooks published between 1994 and 2021, authorised for use at the elementary/middle school or secondary level in each provincial jurisdiction within Canada. The findings demonstrate that while many textbooks make assumptions that knowing …