Research and innovation in the `exploring our world′ project (6-12). The example of `exploring current and historical societies′ in initial teacher education

In this paper the authors present how they research and innovate in Initial Teacher Education programmes throught the `Exploring our world′ project (6-12). Along the article aspects related to the why, what for and how to teach of the curricular project are analysed by means of the example of `Exploring current and historical societies′. Trainees′ productions on this Field of Research are presented, in which they deal with the three afore-mentioned elements throught the design of didactic units that form part, like a portfolio, of the group reseach file.