Comparative Perspectives on School Textbooks: Analyzing Shifting Discourses on Nationhood, Citizenship, Gender, and Religion

Book Overview

1. Introduction: Contrasting Perspectives on School Textbook Development and Discourse WorldwidePart 1: The Role of School Textbooks in Developing Nationhood2. "Swedish" values and norms in language courses and social orientation for adult migrants in Sweden - A critical analysis of teaching materials and education from the 60s to the present3. Citizenship and Nationhood in Black and White: Silences of Slavery in Textbooks4. Books Have Their Own Stories: LGBTQ History in US History Textbooks, 1990-20165. Nation, Religion, and Gender in Polish and Czech School TextbooksPart 2: Creating Citizenship through School Textbooks6. Citizenship Education in Polish and Chilean Textbooks: A Comparative Perspective7. Shaping Civic Attitudes in Civic Education Textbooks in Poland: Globalization Processes and Fragmentation of Reality8. Neoliberalism and Citizenship Education: A Comparative Critical Discourse Analysis of Citizenship Education Textbooks in Public Secondary Schools in Canada (Ontario) and PolandPart 3: The Complexity of Gender through the Lens of School Textbooks9. "Deleted - Repeated" or Textbook Strategies for Telling the History of Women's Emancipation in the Time of Educational Change in Poland10. Gendering the Nation: Citizenship Textbooks in Post-war Sri LankaPart 4: Religion and Culture in School Textbooks11. Textbook Images of Islam and Arab Societies in Western Secondary Textbooks12. Portrayal of religion against the backdrop of progress and modernity in US and Canadian social science textbooks from 1850 to 201013. Religiously framed nation-talk in Polish history textbooks: John Paul 2 and St. Jadwiga as national heroes14. Education through a literary work as a social phenomenon in the age of experiencing the process of "being globalised"Part 5: Conclusion15. The Shift from Hegemonic Agenda-setting to Normative Discourse Formation in School Textbooks Worldwide

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303068721X
• ISBN13: 9783030687212
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 359 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"