A challenging educational reform: politics of history textbook revision in North Cyprus

Latif, Dilek

doi:10.1080/03057925.2017.1369003

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“…Recent research on North Cyprus shows how the content of history textbooks for secondary education has changed accordingly with political parties in power. While the revised textbooks in 2004 presented growing Turkish and Greek nationalist sentiments without assigning blame to one side or implying an enemy, the most recent re-revised textbooks published in 2009 have a completely different vision (Latif 2019). In these textbooks, images, and content present Turkish nationalism resting on binary opposition of us and them (Latif 2019).…”

Section: Single Narrativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While the revised textbooks in 2004 presented growing Turkish and Greek nationalist sentiments without assigning blame to one side or implying an enemy, the most recent re-revised textbooks published in 2009 have a completely different vision (Latif 2019). In these textbooks, images, and content present Turkish nationalism resting on binary opposition of us and them (Latif 2019). Similar to the case of North Cyprus, history textbooks in China also paint a distinct image of the Other (i.e.…”

Section: Single Narrativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The review shows that educational policy documents and textbooks are central mediums where governments promote their views on the past and ideals of nationhood. The politics of history textbooks revision in South Korea (Kim and Kim 2019) and North-Cyprus (Latif 2019) clearly illustrate the influence of the government and their strategic use of history to build a national identity. In South Korea, the education minister released an official order in 2008 for textbook publishers to revise fifty-five problematic statements (Kim and Kim 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Among the issues to be corrected, several themes emerged including holding North Korea responsible for the war and downplaying human rights abuses in North Korea. In north Cyprus, the re-revised textbooks include images and content that present Turkish nationalism resting on the binary opposition of 'us and them' (Latif 2019). In both cases, recent developments have increased the divide between groups and the government distorts historical truths.…”

Section: Governmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Teaching and learning the most recent history in divided societies emerging from conflict: A review of the literature through the lens of social justice

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2021

Journal of Peace Education

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In recent years, a number of nation states have signed peace protocols and entered processes of peace and reconciliation. This has led to an increasing pool of literature on history education in these divided and diverse societies emerging from violent conflict. This article provides a review of the latest developments in this field which focuses on the often counterproductive objectives of developing critical thinking skills in students while simultaneously promoting patriotism and a vision of a nation. Through a theoretical lens centering on politics of recognition, redistribution, and representation, I analyze research literature that focuses on the teaching and learning of recent history and how the subject of history might facilitate social justice for all. Findings from this review show that the affective dimension of the curriculum and the vision of the nation in these contexts promote single narratives of the past and therefore cultivate an identity model of recognition which encourages separatism and intolerance.

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Section: Single Narrativesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Single Narrativesmentioning

confidence: 99%