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The Struggle against the Citizenship Amendment Act in India: Recovering the Insurrectionary Praxis of Critical Pedagogy
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Mathew, Manu V. – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2022
This paper locates the emergence of critical pedagogy (CP) as praxis in the protest movements in New Delhi, India, against the new citizenship amendment laws that were brought about by the Indian government. The ruling government in India brought amendments to the existing provisions for citizenship, such that persons from Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship, Legislation, Criticism
Portrayal of Invaders and Conquerors of Indian Subcontinent: Analysis of History Textbooks Studied in Pakistani Schools
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Khokhar, Ashar Johnson – Journal of International and Comparative Education, 2020
The textbooks are believed to be containing true and authentic historical narratives and it also remained the sole tool employed by a state to impart a certain notion of its identity. The qualitative perspective best suited this research, and within it, the qualitative content analysis method was chosen to analyze the content of textbooks. This…
Descriptors: Indians, Textbooks, Content Analysis, History Instruction
Education as Part of Migrant Trajectories: A Sociological Study of Pakistani Hindus in a City
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Bhadra, Aratrika – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2019
The Pakistani Hindu community inhabiting a camp in the city of New Delhi presents the most recent case of South-to-South migration. Migration into India for this community has been undertaken with an aim to achieve a better life, especially one characterized by better education for their children. Education for the families from this community is…
Descriptors: Migrants, Sociology, Foreign Countries, Minority Groups
Cultural Identity and Acculturation Preferences among South Asian Adolescents in Britain: An Exploratory Study
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Robinson, Lena – Children & Society, 2009
The study reported in this article is part of a wider research project on the adaptation of South Asians in Britain. It examines and compares the acculturation attitudes and cultural identity of Indian and Pakistani second-generation adolescents Indian (Punjabi Sikh and Gujarati Hindu) and Pakistani (Muslim) in Britain. The research project…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Muslims, Nationalism, Research Projects
The People of South Asia [Grades K-2].
Adams, George; And Others – 1981
A resource book for primary grade teachers contains materials for a unit on South Asia. Material is divided into 10 sections. Sections 1-4 outline the rationale, goals, and objectives of the unit. Emphasis is on providing background for the understanding of family and social units of the South Asian cultural groups in the United States. Five…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Community Characteristics, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness
The People of South Asia [Grades 6-8].
Adams, George; And Others – 1981
A resource book for grades 6-8 contains materials to enrich a unit on South Asia. Material is divided into 13 sections. Sections 1-4 outline the rationale, goals, and objectives of the unit. Emphasis is placed on providing background for the understanding of South Asian cultural groups in the United States. Ten objectives are listed, including the…
Descriptors: Asian History, Asian Studies, Buddhism, Comparative Analysis