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National Identity and Educational Reform: Contested Classrooms
National identity in Moldova remains contested despite repeated attempts by governments, historians, and educators to cultivate a shared sense of national belonging through the development of history textbooks. Concern over professional status and distrust of the government’s motivations halted these reforms, demonstrating that the success of such efforts greatly depends on teachers’ and citizens’ social memory and everyday lives. This volume looks at educational reform and the struggle over national identity in the history classroom from the perspectives of five different groups: elected politicians, Ministry of Education officials, textbook authors and historians, teachers, and students.

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National Identity and Educational Reform: Contested Classrooms
National identity in Moldova remains contested despite repeated attempts by governments, historians, and educators to cultivate a shared sense of national belonging through the development of history textbooks. Concern over professional status and distrust of the government’s motivations halted these reforms, demonstrating that the success of such efforts greatly depends on teachers’ and citizens’ social memory and everyday lives. This volume looks at educational reform and the struggle over national identity in the history classroom from the perspectives of five different groups: elected politicians, Ministry of Education officials, textbook authors and historians, teachers, and students.

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National Identity and Educational Reform: Contested Classrooms

National Identity and Educational Reform: Contested Classrooms

by Elizabeth Worden
National Identity and Educational Reform: Contested Classrooms
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National Identity and Educational Reform: Contested Classrooms

National Identity and Educational Reform: Contested Classrooms

by Elizabeth Worden

Overview

National identity in Moldova remains contested despite repeated attempts by governments, historians, and educators to cultivate a shared sense of national belonging through the development of history textbooks. Concern over professional status and distrust of the government’s motivations halted these reforms, demonstrating that the success of such efforts greatly depends on teachers’ and citizens’ social memory and everyday lives. This volume looks at educational reform and the struggle over national identity in the history classroom from the perspectives of five different groups: elected politicians, Ministry of Education officials, textbook authors and historians, teachers, and students.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780415719544
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 03/06/2014
Series: Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education
Pages: 180
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Elizabeth Anderson Worden is an assistant professor at American University, Washington, DC, USA. Her research examines how governments foster national belonging through education during social and political transition. She has published articles in Compare and Comparative Education Review. Dr. Worden’s research interests include history teaching, memory, citizenship education, and international exchange.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Moldovan Histories: An Overview of Moldovan History, the Post-Soviet Textbook Development, and Social Memory 2. The Government: Creating Identities 3. Historians, Textbooks Authors, and Historical "Truth" 4. Teachers: Mediating the State and the Nation 5. Students: Sharing the Past but Not the Future Conclusion: Learning Lessons from Moldova

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