National identity and educational reform : contested classrooms / Elizabeth Anderson Worden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Worden, Elizabeth Anderson, author.

Series:

Routledge research in international and comparative education ; 3.

Routledge research in international and comparative education ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism and education--Moldova.

Nationalism and education.

Nationalism and historiography--Moldova.

Nationalism and historiography.

Educational change--Moldova.

Educational change.

Moldova.

Physical Description:

xiii, 166 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.

Summary:

"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. Each chapter explores the actors' motivations and agendas regarding reform, their role in promoting or obstructing the reform process, and their opinions about the ensuing controversy. Drawing on months of fieldwork and original research, author Elizabeth Worden examines the importance of teachers and students in the success or failure of a reform initiative"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Moldovan Histories: An Overview of Moldovan History, the Post-Soviet Textbook Development, and Social Memory

The Government: Creating Identities

Historians, Textbooks Authors, and Historical "Truth"

Teachers: Mediating the State and the Nation

Students: Sharing the Past but Not the Future

Conclusion: Learning Lessons from Moldova.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415719544

0415719542

OCLC:

858126535