We are stronger together: Experiences of Department for Cultural and Educational Activities of Croatian State Archives in creating New Educational Content
archival pedagogy, educational potential of the archives, interdisciplinary coordination, non classroom learning, school curriculum of history
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to highlight the experiences of the Department of Cultural and Educational Activities (hereinafter: KPA) of the Croatian National Archives (hereinafter: HDA). KPA has been trying for many years to follow trends that are not exclusively related to the organization of annual events in the Archive, but are in search of new content that imposes new trends which enhances the ability of students to study and analyze historical topics of value, while fostering information literacy. The importance of educational programs of the Archive is evidenced by the results of the student survey, which shows that they support teaching in the archives because it is enriched with didactic aids and is much more interesting than learning and reproducing material by heart. Therefore, the cooperation of archives with educational institutions and competent ministries should be encouraged as it contributes to a better conception of educational programs in archives.
