The importance of History, Geography, Civics and...

The importance of History, Geography, Civics and Citizenship in the Australian Curriculum F–10 cannot be underestimated. They encourage, foster and shape key skills and practices in students; by examining their link to Australian identity it is possible to observe their importance. Currently, the three subjects of History, Geography, and Civics and Citizenship are grouped under Human Society and its Environment (HSIE), and to varying degrees seek to link knowledge and understanding, values and attitudes, and practical skills. However, although they work cohesively as a group, each discipline has a unique nature and scope, which can be utilised and provide insight. Each discipline has an inimitable nature at their core. History assists†¦show more content†¦Of importance, each of these disciplines have a role in shaping and defining a student’s understanding of national identity, and of primary significance, the Australian identity is shaped by individual and collective perceptions, and national identity is a concept which affects not only the individual but on a global scale. As a subject, History draws upon context, extrapolating the constructed decades of storytelling, myth-making, media, and perceived shared experience (Elder, 2007). Australia’s history provides a tradition for identity, such as the connection arising from myth-making and heroes in literature, seen in works such by A. B. Paterson, and artists like Sidney Nolan. Therefore, in the curriculum history provides an opportunity to learn about a ‘shared’ national experience, and prompts an appreciation of the change of societal mores not only from the past but in current Australia. 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