Can old history text books (written in the Apartheid Era) be used to promote the new democratic ideals in Curriculum 2005? This investigation addresses this question through an analysis of selected chapters of two history text books presently used in Katlehong schools. The analysis deploys an instrument developed at the University of Belgrade by members of the Democracy Education Project, in conjunction with the project team from the University of the Witwatersrand. Through the instrument, the democratic content of the textbooks was analysed and assessed. The analysis focus on declarative, elaborated and implied democratic content. The conceptual framework for the investigation draws from recent philosophical and sociological work on democracy. Amy Gutmann’s principles of non-repression and nondiscrimination, for example, provide the main argument for the necessity of equal and critical education in South Africa. The analysis and discussion show both text as deeply floored regarding the availability and nature of the democratic concepts. However, if used by critical teachers both texts are suitable for promoting democracy in South Africa.

Submitted by JOSIANE SANTOS DE OLIVEIRA (josianeso) on 2018-10-04T13:56:56Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Carla Torresan_.pdf: 780786 bytes, checksum: 58491309a3bdb6d3143b601c68d4daee (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-10-04T13:56:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Carla Torresan_.pdf: 780786 bytes, checksum: 58491309a3bdb6d3143b601c68d4daee (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-05-16 / Nenhuma / O presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar como os mitos sobre a origem do ser humano se fazem presentes em livros didáticos do 6º ano do Ensino Fundamental e que tensionamentos são produzidos entre os interesses de grupos religiosos relacionados a esses mitos e a função da escola na transmissão do conhecimento. Os aportes teóricos que lhe dão sustentação encontram-se, principalmente, nas contribuições de Inés Dussel e Walter Kohan acerca da função da escola, a partir do debate gerado com as ideias de Jan Masschelein e Marteen Simons. O material de pesquisa consiste em: a) documentos, que tratam direta ou indiretamente sobre a origem do ser humano, tais como projetos de lei, leis e decretos sobre o Ensino Religioso e, em alguns casos mais específicos, sobre o ensino do Criacionismo nas escolas; b) matérias jornalísticas e entrevistas que tratam desse tema e de experiências pedagógicas em escolas públicas e privadas, envolvendo o ensino do Criacionismo; c) treze livros de História destinados aos professores referentes ao 6º ano do Ensino Fundamental, que integram o Programa Nacional do Livro Didático (PNLD) de 2017. A discussão desse material possibilitou problematizar a função da escola na transmissão do conhecimento, evidenciando a forte atuação da bancada religiosa do Congresso Brasileiro, da atualidade, no campo político. Essa bancada, de modo organizado, tem criado tensionamentos na instituição escolar, na tentativa de alterar o currículo escolar, para atender a seus interesses. A análise dos textos, imagens, exercícios e orientações destinadas aos professores mostra que os livros examinados privilegiam os conteúdos relacionados ao Evolucionismo, que é considerado como ciência, diferenciando-se das demais explicações, que são identificadas como mitos. O Criacionismo é abordado de modo secundário e é dado pouco (ou nenhum) destaque a outros mitos sobre a origem do ser humano. Os autores que abordam outros mitos, usualmente, os apresentam como curiosidades, ou como sugestões, para que sejam trabalhados pelos professores, demonstrando um encorajamento ao embate entre ciência e religião. A análise do material de pesquisa permitiu a identificação de uma atitude de resistência: a escola busca resistir às pressões externas que atuam principalmente por meio de movimentos religiosos organizados no campo político, visando introduzir conteúdos religiosos dentre aqueles a serem por ela transmitidos, e essa resistência está expressa nos livros didáticos. / The research aims to analyze how the myths about the origin of the human being are present in textbooks of the 6th year of elementary school and that tensions are produced between the interests of religious groups related to these myths and the role of the school in the transmission of knowledge. The theoretical contributions that support it are found mainly in the contributions of Inés Dussel and Walter Kohan on the role of school, from the debate generated with the ideas of Jan Masschelein and Marteen Simons. The research material consists of: a) documents, which deal directly or indirectly with the origin of the human being, such as law projects, laws and decrees on religious teaching, and in some specific cases, on the teaching of creationism in schools; b) journalistic materials and interviews that deal with this subject and pedagogical experiences in public and private schools, involving the teaching of creationism; c) thirteen history books for teachers referring to the 6th year of elementary education, which are part of the National Textbook Program (PNLD) of 2017. The discussion of this material made it possible to problematize the school function in the transmission of knowledge, evidencing the strong performance of the religious bench of the Brazilian congress, nowadays, in the political field. This group, in an organized way, has created tensions in the school institution, in an attempt to change the school curriculum, to serve its interests. The analysis of texts, images, exercises and guidelines for teachers shows that the books examined privilege contents related to evolutionism, which is considered as science, differing from other explanations, which are identified as myths. Creationism is approached in a secondary way and little (or no) emphasis is given to other myths about the origin of the human being. Authors who approach other myths usually present them as curiosities, or as suggestions, to be worked on by teachers, demonstrating an encouragement to the clash between science and religion. The analysis of the research material allowed the identification of an attitude of resistance: the school seeks to resist the external pressures that act mainly through religious movements organized in the political field, aiming to introduce religious contents among those to be transmitted by it, and this resistance is expressed in textbooks.

<p>During our teacher training, focusing on history and Swedish at further education level, we have noticed a discrepancy in the way history is portrayed in further education and higher education literature. Accounts of historical ideas, events and developments have often wrongly been depicted as non-gender specific, that is, of equal relevance to both men and women. To what extent is it made clear in further education textbooks that Rousseau’s treatise on education was exclusively aimed at the male gender, and how are the gender-specific aspects of his ideas described? What role and space are set aside for women in the accounts of the struggle for the universal right to vote in Sweden at the turn of the century in 1900, and how is the unions’ initial exclusion of female workers portrayed? Focusing on the above historical events and developments, this study aimes to examine whether or not gender-specific issues are described as gender neutral in a selection of history textbooks for further education published in Sweden between 1982 and 2003.</p>

During our teacher training, focusing on history and Swedish at further education level, we have noticed a discrepancy in the way history is portrayed in further education and higher education literature. Accounts of historical ideas, events and developments have often wrongly been depicted as non-gender specific, that is, of equal relevance to both men and women. To what extent is it made clear in further education textbooks that Rousseau’s treatise on education was exclusively aimed at the male gender, and how are the gender-specific aspects of his ideas described? What role and space are set aside for women in the accounts of the struggle for the universal right to vote in Sweden at the turn of the century in 1900, and how is the unions’ initial exclusion of female workers portrayed? Focusing on the above historical events and developments, this study aimes to examine whether or not gender-specific issues are described as gender neutral in a selection of history textbooks for further education published in Sweden between 1982 and 2003.

This research aimed to put forth changes and continuities in the formation of the official history and its dissemination through education, with particular emphasis to history courses in high schools during the Early Republican Era with reference to the ministerial decisions, parliamentary discussions, history textbooks and also history and educational congresses held during Atat&uuml / rk and In&ouml / n&uuml / eras. 1930s for the Turkish Republic was a time span when the core principles of the regime were formulized to ensure that they were publicly comprehended and posesed. Correspondingly, formal and informal educational institutions were established for the dissemination of these principles, i. e. official ideology. Among them, Turkish History Association played an important role in formulation of official history which was one of the major means to install Turkish identity and a collective memory to the nation. In this respect, history courses and especially textbooks served instilling Republican understanding of history. The presidency of Ismet In&ouml / n&uuml / were the years when the regime was consolidated and intoleration to the opposing views was decreased. This also affected the official perception of history, by dissolving the clear break from the recent past and reconciling it with the modernization process of Ottoman-Turkish history while paying attention to the ccontinuities.

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The purpose of this study is to investigate how the knowledge structures in Grade 6 History textbooks have altered since 1994 and how learners in History may be inducted differently into the discipline of History. The transformation from a ‘content-heavy’ to a ‘skills-based’ History curriculum, and the teaching of History as a ‘mode of enquiry’ has resulted in an altered form, shape and character of History, as it exists in the learning area of the Social Sciences in the National Curriculum Statement. Bernstein’s concepts of curricula types and discourses as well as Bertram’s ‘historical gaze’ have been used to frame the study. Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy has been used to identify knowledge types and the cognitive demand of the textbooks. This study is located within the interpretive paradigm using the methodology of content analysis. It utilises the mixed-mode approach, combining both qualitative and quantitative methods. The sampling of the four textbooks (data sources) was purposive due to their popularity, accessibility, publication and prestige. Similar content in the chapter on the “History of Medical Science” was analysed across all four textbooks. Whilst the expectation of the NCS is one of high skill and high knowledge, the findings show that there seems to be a lack of congruence between curriculum requirements and textbook representations. An analysis of the two new textbooks indicate that both content of History (substantive knowledge) and historical procedures (procedural knowledge) are in danger as everyday knowledge is prioritised in its integration with substantive History knowledge in Grade 6 History textbooks. The content analysis also reveals an undeveloped sense of chronology; space and time which has implications for History learners and their appropriate induction into the discipline of History. / Thesis (M.Ed.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2009.

This dissertation pursues three broad questions. First, what are the correlates of nonviolent attitudes around the world? Second, which nations exhibit characteristics of robust "Cultures of Peace"? Third, are there signs that history and collective memory shapes attitudes, i.e., do cultures "learn" from experiences of war, peace, or nonviolence? A multi-method approach sought to further our understandings of propensities for peace at both the national and individual levels. First, an analysis of nation-level Gallup World Poll data (N=136 nations) identifies correlates of nonviolent attitudes and advances a critique of the Global Peace Index (GPI), grounded in the observed disconnect between structural and attitudinal indicators of peace in many nations. The Gallup World Poll analysis suggests that many forces of modernization instill forms of "callous cruelty" while failing to cultivate pragmatic nonviolent attitudes. For example, poor nations and nations with recent successful nonviolent revolution are more likely to affirm that nonviolence "works" than wealthier nations ranking high in the GPI. Moreover, it is argued from Gallup data that the accumulation of "peace capital" is quite specific, with a frequent disconnect between forms of principled and pragmatic nonviolence. Second, survey data were collected from two "maximally different" cases, university students in the U.S. (N=403) and Costa Rica (N=312), which have starkly divergent structural and historical relationships to peace and militarism. Utilizing a new survey instrument, factor analyses helped to identify cross-national variations in respondent adherence to ideologies of violence and nonviolence: militarism, realism, just war, or nonviolence. The results show Costa Ricans were significantly more peaceful than U.S. respondents on 48 out of 52 items. Susceptibility to "elite cues" was tested in an experimental section. Tests revealed gaps in historical knowledge of nonviolence offering support for the theory that "ideology has no history." Finally, a cross-national sample of state-approved history textbooks from 8 nations (Germany, Norway, Ghana, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and the U.S.) were analyzed as outcomes of collective memory processes. The relative neglect of significant nonviolent revolutions and campaigns in the majority of these textbooks suggests formidable obstacles to the proliferation of nonviolent ideology around the world. / 10000-01-01

Submitted by Jordan (jordanbiblio@gmail.com) on 2017-02-16T13:50:32Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISS_2015_Louredir Rodrigues Benevides.pdf: 3038578 bytes, checksum: 28688b9d66b4beb310d6463a838caba0 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Jordan (jordanbiblio@gmail.com) on 2017-02-17T12:30:18Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DISS_2015_Louredir Rodrigues Benevides.pdf: 3038578 bytes, checksum: 28688b9d66b4beb310d6463a838caba0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-17T12:30:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISS_2015_Louredir Rodrigues Benevides.pdf: 3038578 bytes, checksum: 28688b9d66b4beb310d6463a838caba0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-07-07 / Esta pesquisa visa a discorrer acerca das atividades compostas de gêneros multimodais de uma coleção de livro didático de História do Ensino Médio, utilizada nas escolas públicas do município de Campo Verde-MT. Para tanto, embasa-se no aporte teórico da leitura à luz dos estudos dos novos letramentos (STREET, 1996), letramento visual (KRESS, VAN LEEUWEN, 1996). Igualmente, recorremos aos conceitos de enunciado, discurso, gêneros discursivos e esferas de produção, circulação e recepção de Bakhtin e o Círculo (BAKHTIN,1929; 1952; 1952-1953/1979; 1973/1975; BAKHTIN/VOLOCHINOV, 1929), ressignificados como gêneros multimodais, à luz da perspectiva teórica da Pedagogia dos Multiletramentos (THE NEW LONDON GROUP, 1996). Além disso, também nos ancoramos nos pressupostos de Paes de Barros (2005; 2009), no que trata das capacidades de leitura de textos multimodais, aplicadas à compreensão das atividades compostas de textos visuais na coleção estudada. Ainda em Vygotsky encontramos o arcabouço teórico sócio-histórico (VYGOTSKY, 1930; 1933), em especial, as suas ponderações acerca do ensino-aprendizagem de História (VYGOTSKY, 1926). De natureza sócio-histórica também são os construtos sobre letramento crítico, em uma releitura contemporânea de Freire (1970; 1979; 1981). O percurso metodológico traçado foi de natureza quantitativa e qualitativa uma vez que inicialmente foram quantificados os gêneros multimodais, cujas maiores incidências indicam a predominância de reproduções de pinturas e fotografias, sendo que as análises qualitativas revelaram o seu emprego mais nos níveis básicos das capacidades de leitura de textos multimodais, pois esses gêneros, na coleção observada, são utilizados mais como ilustrações dos saberes históricos e, por consequência, não avançam para outras dimensões de capacidades de leitura de textos multimodais. Concluímos que as atividades compostas de gêneros multimodais não contribuem para o desenvolvimento dos letramentos visual e crítico, pois limitam-se, em sua maioria, à utilização das imagens como ilustração de textos verbais, deixando de promover a reflexão crítica sobre esses textos tão importantes na atualidade. / This research has the aim to discuss about the activities composed of multimodal genres from one serie of History´s textbook for Secondary Level used by public state schools in the city from Campo Verde – Mato Grosso. Therefore, it underlies upon the theoretical framework of teaching and learning reading in the light of New Literacies Studies (STREET, 1996) and visual literacy (KRESS, VAN LEEUWEN, 1996). As well as, we used the concepts from utterance, discourse, speech genres and discoursive domains of production, circulation and reception from Bakhtin´s Circle (BAKHTIN, 1929; 1952; 1952-1953/1979; 1973/1975; BAKHTIN/VOLOCHINOV, 1929), resignified as multimodal genres in light of the theoretical perspective of Pedagogy of multiliteracies (THE NEW LONDON GROUP, 1996). Furthermore, we also anchored on the assumptions from Paes de Barros (2005; 2009), in dealing with multimodal texts reading skills, applied to the understanding of composite activities of visual texts in the textbook serie studied. Also in Vygotsky, we find the socio-historical theoretical framework (VYGOTSKY, 1930; 1933), in particular, their weightings about History teaching and learning (VYGOTSKY, 1926). From socio-historical nature also are the constructs of critical literacy in a contemporary rereading of Freire (1970; 1979;1981). The methodological course was traced on quantitative and qualitative nature since the multimodal genres were initially quantified, whose highest incidences indicate the predominance of painting reproductions and photographs, where as qualitative analysis revealed his employment over the basic levels of multimodal texts reading skills because these genres in the three observed volumen, are used for more as illustrations of historical knowledge and, consequently, they do not advance to other dimensions of multimodality observation strategies (PAES DE BARROS, 2009). We conclude that the composed activities of multimodal genres do not contribute to the development of visual and critical literacies, for the reason that they are limited mostly to the use of images as illustration of verbal texts, and consequentely, they failed to promote critical reflection on these important texts in the present time.

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