ERIC Number: EJ1439787
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1468-1366
EISSN: EISSN-1747-5104
Solidarity Movement in the School History Textbooks in Poland -- Selected Contexts of Gender, Religion and Politics
Pedagogy, Culture and Society, v32 n5 p1109-1126 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 the values and ideologies embedded in the textbook narratives of Solidarity, the study was guided by the qualitative approach and the critical discourse analysis of both verbal and visual texts. It seems that the content of the Polish history textbooks is not as susceptible to governmental and/or policy changes as initially assumed. Women consequently remain outside the historical narrative of Solidarity as a marginalized group. The study noticed oversimplification of historical and political complexity of Solidarity, with its major cost being the reproduction of socio-economic inequalities and gender stereotypes.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers, History, Textbooks, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Standards, Social Bias, Gender Bias, Religious Discrimination, Political Issues, Political Socialization, Social Action, Activism, Educational Change
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Poland
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