Can different people from different regions tell the same narratives of the nation? How are these stories constructed? What role does schooling play in that story-telling process? In this paper, we address these questions in a large-scale study of young French Canadians' understanding of the collective past. Drawing on the notion of historical…

What stories of the past do young Canadians tell? What impact does identity have on their ideas and ways of thinking historically? What role does schooling play in transmitting a national narrative? In this paper, we address these questions in a large-scale national study of young French Canadians' understanding of the collective past. Drawing on…