Holistic or Traditional Conceptions of Heritage among Early-Childhood and Primary Trainee Teachers

Juan Ramón Moreno-Vera, Santiago Ponsoda-López de Atalaya, José Antonio López-Fernández and Rubén Blanes-Mora
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Juan Ramón Moreno-Vera: Departamento de Didáctica de las Ciencias Matemáticas y Sociales, Universidad de Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Santiago Ponsoda-López de Atalaya: Departamento de Didáctica General y Didácticas Específicas, Universidad de Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
José Antonio López-Fernández: Departamento de Didácticas Específicas, Universidad de Córdoba, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
Rubén Blanes-Mora: Departamento de Didáctica General y Didácticas Específicas, Universidad de Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 21, 1-13

Abstract: This study examines the conception of heritage—holistic or traditional—among future early-childhood and primary teachers. In order to do this, our objective was to analyze trainee teachers’ perceptions surrounding the conception of heritage. To carry out the analysis, we designed and validated a questionnaire with closed-ended questions (Likert scale 1–5) and one open-ended question about the elements that respondents considered to be part of what we define as heritage. The participants (n = 602) study at the universities of Alicante, Murcia, and Córdoba, and the investigation took place during 2018/19 and 2019/20 academic years. The results show a traditional conception that is still attached to immovable monumental heritage, with lower scores for intangible and natural heritage. However, there were some high scores for traditions and popular festivals, which are a frequent educational resource in early-childhood and primary classrooms. In conclusion, this non-holistic conception of heritage could be changed if an active and varied use of heritage resources were introduced from the early stages of education.

Keywords: social sciences; education; conceptions of heritage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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