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fl-module-heading fl-node-1njbxca7our8" data-node="1njbxca7our8"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h4 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">About This Project</span> </h4> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-irwtc2nohfyg" data-node="irwtc2nohfyg"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>This project aspired to take America’s historical pulse by assessing public perceptions of, and engagement with, the discipline of history and the past. With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the AHA partnered with Fairleigh Dickinson University to develop and implement a national survey.</p> <p>The 40-question survey explored the public’s definition of the term “history,” where audiences access history, which sources of history are perceived to be reliable, their historical learning experiences, attitudes toward historical revision, correlations between civic engagement and an interest in history, and the perceived value of history.</p> <p>The report provides as much survey data as possible for these topics, in a user-friendly format including over 150 charts illustrating our results. Complete raw survey data are available for download for those wanting to explore these topics in more depth. The report is also available to <a href="https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/History-Past-Public-Culture-Survey-Report-2021-08.pdf">download as a PDF</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-y4fq9xpuw1a3 ghost-button" data-node="y4fq9xpuw1a3"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/current-events-in-historical-context/history-the-past-and-public-culture-results-from-a-national-survey/about-the-survey/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Learn More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-qr4x8yi1mu95 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="qr4x8yi1mu95"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-6j0qdtu7h8vf" data-node="6j0qdtu7h8vf"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-e0flv7cu2gmk fl-col-bg-color" data-node="e0flv7cu2gmk"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-cta fl-node-hq20stp57zrm" data-node="hq20stp57zrm"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-cta-wrap fl-cta-stacked fl-cta-center"> <div class="fl-cta-text"> <h4 class="fl-cta-title">For More Information</h4> <div class="fl-cta-text-content"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For a summary of the survey’s results, please read <strong>“</strong></span><strong><a href="https://www.historians.org/perspectives-article/a-snapshot-of-the-publics-views-on-history-national-poll-offers-valuable-insights-for-historians-and-advocates/">A Snapshot of the Public's Views on History: National Poll Offers Valuable Insights for Historians and Advocates</a></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>”</strong> by Pete Burkholder and Dana Schaffer (</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Perspectives on History,</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 2021).</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-cta-button"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto"> <a href="" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Learn More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-wmo8bteh1in7 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="wmo8bteh1in7"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-6foedrntgw81" data-node="6foedrntgw81"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-ltvc8mznej14 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-has-cols grid-cards grid-cards-solid" data-node="ltvc8mznej14"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-l74z9xi8oebu fl-col-group-nested fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-top" data-node="l74z9xi8oebu"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-p42uztowd960 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="p42uztowd960"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-ztmoh9475ag0" data-node="ztmoh9475ag0"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">Introduction</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-1hnxkz0pobjw" data-node="1hnxkz0pobjw"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>This project aspired to take America’s historical pulse by assessing public perceptions of, and engagement with, the discipline of history and the past.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-5ipoxujq2s04 simple-button" data-node="5ipoxujq2s04"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/current-events-in-historical-context/history-the-past-and-public-culture-results-from-a-national-survey/introduction/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Read More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-zy3msdbf0ai7 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="zy3msdbf0ai7"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-7fku3ljhsa0x" data-node="7fku3ljhsa0x"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">1. How Does the Public Define “History”?</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-f17r0xgosj8m" data-node="f17r0xgosj8m"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>A sizeable majority of survey respondents equated “history” with nuts-and-bolts factual material as opposed to explanations about the past. That said, there are measurable differences in those views as a function of such factors as age and political affiliation. Moreover, those favoring an explanatory view of history showed signs of greater interest in, and perhaps empathy for, peoples and events far removed from the respondents.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-5r7puvtqmlof simple-button" data-node="5r7puvtqmlof"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/current-events-in-historical-context/history-the-past-and-public-culture-results-from-a-national-survey/1-how-does-the-public-define-history/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Read More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-0pr6jmwcx4hf" data-node="0pr6jmwcx4hf"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-qzp1e8o5v9gd fl-col-bg-color fl-col-has-cols grid-cards grid-cards-solid" data-node="qzp1e8o5v9gd"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-5w0ujle726kc fl-col-group-nested fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-top" data-node="5w0ujle726kc"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-x7nbtgha4v1w fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="x7nbtgha4v1w"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-ozlsqpc7favu" data-node="ozlsqpc7favu"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">2. Why Does the Public Care about the Past (If It Cares at All)?</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-3vzlre4jk62y" data-node="3vzlre4jk62y"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>The great majority of survey respondents indicated interest in history for reasons transcending classroom requirements. In fact, formal education held little attraction as a motivator to learn about the past. Meanwhile, a nontrivial proportion of respondents voiced no interest at all in learning history. In all cases, cross-tabulations expose differences as a function of age, education level, race/ethnicity, and political affiliation.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-4zelyxmusa5v simple-button" data-node="4zelyxmusa5v"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/current-events-in-historical-context/history-the-past-and-public-culture-results-from-a-national-survey/2-why-does-the-public-care-about-the-past-if-it-cares-at-all/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Read More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-vtm30unpg8zw fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="vtm30unpg8zw"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-40yuj1mcl59s" data-node="40yuj1mcl59s"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">3. Where Do People Get Their History?</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-03r7bg45mdf8" data-node="03r7bg45mdf8"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>Respondents reported utilizing a wide variety of sources to learn about the past, but those sources were consulted to widely varying degrees. Forms of history that could be consumed more passively were preferred, while more traditional sources of the past tended to be consulted less often. Nevertheless, there were notable differences in utilization of sources among demographic subgroups.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-o4689fmbuy7w simple-button" data-node="o4689fmbuy7w"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/current-events-in-historical-context/history-the-past-and-public-culture-results-from-a-national-survey/3-where-do-people-get-their-history/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Read More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-ypeoj7zk9n6b" data-node="ypeoj7zk9n6b"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-lq97b1jmwgrf fl-col-bg-color fl-col-has-cols grid-cards grid-cards-solid" data-node="lq97b1jmwgrf"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-wd7xz1u85ybj fl-col-group-nested fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-top" data-node="wd7xz1u85ybj"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-eotip3v2wxg5 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="eotip3v2wxg5"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-h4x6ygpbf9av" data-node="h4x6ygpbf9av"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">4. Which Sources of the Past Are Viewed as Trustworthy?</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-150cb42dhnxv" data-node="150cb42dhnxv"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>Just because the public frequently turns to a particular source for information about history does not necessarily make that source trustworthy in respondents’ eyes. Tangible repositories of the past such as museums and historic sites take top billing here, with fictionalized versions of history and social media at the other pole. Within those topline results, however, are substantial discrepancies among demographic groups.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-e0nbxr4uzqpi simple-button" data-node="e0nbxr4uzqpi"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/current-events-in-historical-context/history-the-past-and-public-culture-results-from-a-national-survey/4-which-sources-of-the-past-are-viewed-as-trustworthy/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Read More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-r9put8d07aqx fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="r9put8d07aqx"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-dzh0n8lvbt2w" data-node="dzh0n8lvbt2w"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">5. How Does the Public Want to Learn about the Past?</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5inro2e73hus" data-node="5inro2e73hus"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>A healthy majority of respondents reported preferring unmediated learning experiences with history via direct consultations with texts and artifacts, as opposed to receiving information from an expert. The public also voiced a penchant for history that challenges extant knowledge, even though most also felt that being entertained offered learning benefits. Although there were variations by subgroups, there is more consistency than discrepancy in the survey results.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-jl4ipr19yoex simple-button" data-node="jl4ipr19yoex"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/current-events-in-historical-context/history-the-past-and-public-culture-results-from-a-national-survey/5-how-does-the-public-want-to-learn-about-the-past/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Read More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-zav1j7dtwyqn" data-node="zav1j7dtwyqn"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-ua32m0c4jwye fl-col-bg-color fl-col-has-cols grid-cards grid-cards-solid" data-node="ua32m0c4jwye"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-b9txvkcau6wn fl-col-group-nested fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-top" data-node="b9txvkcau6wn"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-nwzqk7tf2dpj fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="nwzqk7tf2dpj"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-7xgo8rhacs2m" data-node="7xgo8rhacs2m"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">6. What Have the Public’s History Education Experiences Been Like?</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-fb5y98c3svg1" data-node="fb5y98c3svg1"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>If much of the public is predisposed to defining history as an assembly of facts, part of the reason may stem from how the subject is taught in classroom settings. Our findings indicate that high school and college focus to greater or lesser degrees on factual matters, though respondents nonetheless reported increased interest in the discipline as a result of their experiences. Answers to open-ended questions exposed other areas of success and concern for instruction of the past.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-btlw5ifn8cq4 simple-button" data-node="btlw5ifn8cq4"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/current-events-in-historical-context/history-the-past-and-public-culture-results-from-a-national-survey/6-what-have-the-publics-history-education-experiences-been-like/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Read More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-0nkchb9f8e32 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="0nkchb9f8e32"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-tagv7m9cxbj4" data-node="tagv7m9cxbj4"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">7. What Aspects of the Past Does the Public Want to Learn More About?</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-gryb6dasln2j" data-node="gryb6dasln2j"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>Respondents weighed in on various sources of the past and how much those sources encouraged them to learn more history. As we have seen in respondents’ thoughts on other areas of historical sources, there is more variability than consistency between engagement, trustworthiness, and utilization. Survey results also show that the majority of people see distant people, places, and topics as equally important to more proximate ones, though there are often double-digit differences between subgroups.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-h3v40klzdo8g simple-button" data-node="h3v40klzdo8g"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/current-events-in-historical-context/history-the-past-and-public-culture-results-from-a-national-survey/7-what-aspects-of-the-past-does-the-public-want-to-learn-more-about/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Read More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-ksvhwidb3c9n" data-node="ksvhwidb3c9n"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-g4hu60dy9w7m fl-col-bg-color fl-col-has-cols grid-cards grid-cards-solid" data-node="g4hu60dy9w7m"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-iuskf8lm7ext fl-col-group-nested fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-top" data-node="iuskf8lm7ext"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-cxem0rvlju69 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="cxem0rvlju69"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-ersw0qu9bfvo" data-node="ersw0qu9bfvo"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">8. How Much Does the Public Value the Field of History and Historians’ Work?</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5wkpieod41b8" data-node="5wkpieod41b8"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>The supposed inutility of a history degree has become a cliché, reinforced by declining history enrollment figures on college campuses. Despite that, respondents voiced strong support for the importance of learning about the past, even relative to ostensibly more practical fields—a trend that held across demographic groups. What is lacking, survey results indicate, is historians’ adequate treatment of certain peoples and topics, while others garner too much attention.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-ud120svl4cyh simple-button" data-node="ud120svl4cyh"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/current-events-in-historical-context/history-the-past-and-public-culture-results-from-a-national-survey/8-how-much-does-the-public-value-the-field-of-history-and-historians-work/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Read More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-49mueobvwxfs fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="49mueobvwxfs"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-gt2hq4u1xn3c" data-node="gt2hq4u1xn3c"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">9. What Are the Public’s Attitudes toward a Changing and Uncomfortable Past?</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-3cay9216snul" data-node="3cay9216snul"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>A majority of Americans across nearly all demographic groups surveyed recognize that interpretations of history should change, but their understandings of why those changes take place vary. Additionally, nearly two-thirds of those surveyed agreed that it is acceptable to teach history about the harm done to others, even if such an approach causes learners discomfort. The widest divisions, especially as a function of political party affiliation, surfaced when people were asked whether history should question or celebrate the nation’s past.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-k3wgf2n4bzpl simple-button" data-node="k3wgf2n4bzpl"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/current-events-in-historical-context/history-the-past-and-public-culture-results-from-a-national-survey/9-what-are-the-publics-attitudes-toward-a-changing-and-uncomfortable-past/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Read More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-egvq1xpska39" data-node="egvq1xpska39"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-q1zerhdin8ck fl-col-bg-color fl-col-has-cols grid-cards grid-cards-solid" data-node="q1zerhdin8ck"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-59r0h8gxqfvy fl-col-group-nested fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-top" data-node="59r0h8gxqfvy"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-wtzdf2jkc45l fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="wtzdf2jkc45l"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-lwt2ied0fnxo" data-node="lwt2ied0fnxo"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">10. Is There a Link between Historical Outlooks and Civic Engagement?</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-j9ry3t4k1x2e" data-node="j9ry3t4k1x2e"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>The public has various reasons for taking interest in history. In correlating those interests with a selection of civic activities, we found minor effects. Stronger factors in whether respondents were engaged in their communities are age, education level, race/ethnicity, and even political affiliation. Nevertheless, we also learned that those who expressed no interest in learning about the past were consistently among the least civically active.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-fnl4ypec6dqg simple-button" data-node="fnl4ypec6dqg"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/current-events-in-historical-context/history-the-past-and-public-culture-results-from-a-national-survey/10-is-there-a-link-between-historical-outlooks-and-civic-engagement/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Read More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-5zand1l9b0jr fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="5zand1l9b0jr"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-vwng8r7flaj4" data-node="vwng8r7flaj4"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text"> Appendix A: Survey Development and Methodology</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-34mke1iqpbhu" data-node="34mke1iqpbhu"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>Project leaders enlisted the assistance of a national advisory committee and regional experts to develop the 40-question survey, which was administered using Ipsos’s KnowledgePanel®, the largest online panel in the US that relies on probability-based sampling methods.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-vphxfdm08jai simple-button" data-node="vphxfdm08jai"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/current-events-in-historical-context/history-the-past-and-public-culture-results-from-a-national-survey/appendix-a-survey-development-and-methodology/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Read More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-kgidxqusanrj" data-node="kgidxqusanrj"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-8pauo2kmcdln fl-col-bg-color fl-col-has-cols grid-cards grid-cards-solid" data-node="8pauo2kmcdln"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-7j1rdm8qeb9p fl-col-group-nested fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-top" data-node="7j1rdm8qeb9p"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-vy6w173esxo0 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="vy6w173esxo0"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-o8zw9k7lyx50" data-node="o8zw9k7lyx50"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">Appendix B: Survey Instrument and Topline Results</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-t9lakicz6rxj" data-node="t9lakicz6rxj"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>The national survey to assess public interest in and engagement with the discipline of history and the past was conducted in English and Spanish from October 2–18, 2020. A total of 1,816 US adults completed the survey. Statistical results are weighted to correct known demographic discrepancies.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-xhlm4su3ity7 simple-button" data-node="xhlm4su3ity7"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/current-events-in-historical-context/history-the-past-and-public-culture-results-from-a-national-survey/appendix-b-survey-instrument-and-topline-results/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Read More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-en4c8zjurib7 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="en4c8zjurib7"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-afy5qjv901o8" data-node="afy5qjv901o8"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">Appendix C: Project Advisers</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-ti69esbf1gdq" data-node="ti69esbf1gdq"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>The AHA is grateful to the dozens of advisers for their involvement with <i>History, the Past, and Public Culture: An Exploratory Survey</i>. 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