Center for the Revival of Heritage Organizes a Seminar “The Relationship Between History and Education and Its Impact on Developing the Educational Process.”
The Center for the Revival of Arab Scientific Heritage at the University of Baghdad organized a seminar on Monday, 2/3/2026, entitled “The Relationship Between History and Education and Its Impact on Developing the Educational Process.” The lecture was delivered by Dr. Bashayer Mawlood Tawfiq, a faculty member at the Center. She discussed the integrative relationship between history and education, explaining that history is not limited to narrating past events but contributes to building learners’ awareness, developing their identity, and enhancing their analytical and reasoning abilities. Education, on the other hand, uses historical knowledge to instill values, shape behavior, and foster positive attitudes. She highlighted the research problem, noting the weak application of the educational dimension of history in classrooms, where traditional memorization-based methods prevail. This has resulted in limited development of critical thinking and a weak connection between the subject and students’ reality. The study aimed to clarify the nature of the relationship between history and education, identify areas of deficiency, and propose mechanisms to activate this integration in ways that contribute to developing the educational process. The theoretical framework emphasized teaching history analytically to foster values such as belonging and tolerance, while enhancing critical thinking and decision-making skills. Integrating the educational dimension into history teaching transforms the classroom into an active learning environment based on dialogue, document analysis, and problem-solving.In conclusi on, she stressed that developing the educational process requires using history as a tool to cultivate thoughtful, aware individuals rather than mere receivers of information. If you want, I can also merge this with your previous heritage seminars and workshops into one polished English report, ready for publication or newsletter use. Do you want me to do that?
