National identity and education in early twentieth century Australia / by Jan Keane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keane, Jan, author.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ProQuest ebook central.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state--Australia.

Education and state.

Education.

History.

Australia.

Education--Australia--History--20th century.

National characteristics, Australian.

Nationalism--Australia.

Nationalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

polychrome

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Front Cover; Copyright Page; National Identity and Education in Early Twentieth Century Australia; Acknowledgements; Contents; Preface; Part I. The Roots of the Australian Character; Chapter 1 The Australian Identity Prior to Federation; Chapter 2 Education and Curriculum in Victorian State Schools; 2.1. Setting the Scene; 2.2. The School Paper; 2.2.1. Format; 2.2.2. Philosophy; 2.2.3. Content; Part II. Imagining a Star-crossed Land; Chapter 3 Inhabiting the Landscape; 3.1. Loss and Adjustment in Early Australia; 3.2. Encountering the 'Other'; 3.3. Embracing the 'Other'

3.4. Exalting the 'Other'Chapter 4 Engaging with History; 4.1. History in the School Paper; 4.2. The Great War; 4.3. Engaging with History; Chapter 5 Creating the Myth; 5.1. Heroes; 5.2. The Legendary Bushman; 5.3. Indigenous People; Part III. From Empire To Nation; Chapter 6 Towards a New Discourse on Identity; 6.1. The Issue of Australian History; 6.1.1. The Issue of British Heritage; 6.2. Connection with Place; 6.3. Flexible Format; 6.4. The School Community; 6.5. The Education Community; 6.6. The Great War; 6.7. Representations of Indigenous People; 6.7.1. Postcolonial Messages

6.7.2. Colonisers and Colonised6.7.3. Racism and National Identity; Chapter 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary sources; Appendix 1: Prose from The School Paper Referenced in This Book; Appendix 2: Verse from The School Paper Referenced in This Book; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 05, 2018).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781787692459

1787692450

Publisher Number:

99978645839

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.