Nation-Building and History Education in a Global Culture

Book Overview

Foreword.- Preface.- Contributors.- 1. Globalisation and the Politics of Education Reforms; Joseph Zajda.- 2. Historical Thinking and Narrative in a Global Culture; John. A. Whitehouse.- 3. Globalisation, Ideology and History School Textbooks: The Russian Federation; Joseph Zajda.- 4. Globalisation and History Education: The USA and Canada; Lisa Y. Faden.- 5. Globalisation, Politics of Historical Memory in Sino-Japanese Relations; Ria Shibata.- 6. Political, Educational and Historiographical Theoretical Perspectives in the History Curriculum; Robert M. Guyver.- 7. Citizenship Education and Active Student Participation: The Netherlands; Wiel Veugelers.- 8. The Politics of History Textbooks in Belarus: between Globalization and Authoritarian Confinement; Anna Zadora.- 9. Globalisation and History Education Reforms in Singapore; Michael H. Lee.- 10. Facing the Challenge: Obstacles to Global and Global Citizenship Education in US Schools; Anatoli Rapoport.- 11. National History Curriculum and Standards for Secondary Schools in the Russian Federation; Liudmila Aleksashkina and Joseph Zajda.- 12. Nation-Building and History Education in a Global Culture; Joseph Zajda.- Index.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401797285
• ISBN13: 9789401797283
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"