National Identity and Educational Reform: Contested Classrooms (Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education) - Hardcover

Worden, Elizabeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415719542 ISBN 13: 9780415719544

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

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.

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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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415719542
• ISBN 13: 9780415719544
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 180