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Daria Hejwosz-Gromkowska; Dobrochna Hildebrandt-Wypych – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2024
The aim of the study was to analyze the narratives of the Solidarity movement in upper-secondary level history textbooks, published between 1991 and 2018. Quantitative methods were used to measure different categories of historical figures in terms of their frequency and textual space, as well as any changes in representation over time. To explore…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers, History
Brown, Brian A. – Diversity and Division, 1992
Textbooks with a multicultural focus that attempt to promote tolerance are increasingly being used in elementary, secondary, and higher education. The issue is whether or not multicultural readers are a feasible replacement for the traditional literary canon. Changes in academic publishing are responses to activist and minority groups. (SLD)
Descriptors: Activism, Cultural Awareness, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Hadeed, Marcella D. – 1984
Although subtle compared to the politicization of education in a totalitarian state, American education has been politicized, with liberal ideologies affecting both curricula and teachers. This gradual politicization of the classroom will, if left unchecked, lead to infringements on individual freedom and the right to the pursuit of happiness.…
Descriptors: Activism, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Educational Change, Educational Improvement