Propagation of Ideologies through Textbooks: A Study of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa English Textbooks

Ali, Akbar; Hassan, Said; Hanan, Fazal

doi:10.31703/grr.2019(iv-i).06

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“…The research shows how the Vietnamese authorities have deliberately manipulated textbook content as a means of promoting national unification. In contrast, Ali, Hassan, and Hanan (2019) have perceived ideology in EFL textbooks in Pakistan as a positive force that may make people more patriotic, peaceful, courteous, civilized, educated, and more social.…”

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Development of an Evaluation Checklist for Localized Chinese Language Textbooks in Sri Lanka

Dassanayake

2023

Lingua Cultura

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The research analyzed the limitations of existing Chinese language textbooks in Sri Lanka and proposed a tentative checklist for evaluating localized Chinese language textbooks. The discourse on the effectiveness of global textbooks in local contexts and the need for evaluating such textbooks had seen new paradigm shifts in parallel to the transformations in new language environments. A majority of the institutes and programs teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language in Sri Lanka were using global CFL textbooks as their main study material, and their effectiveness had not yet been evaluated by researchers. The research conducted a quadruple perspective analysis, including an online survey with learners and teachers to examine the issues in existing CFL textbooks, a review of existing literature on textbook evaluation, an analysis of existing CFL textbooks in Sri Lanka, and an examination of existing language textbook evaluation criteria. The findings of the survey indicate that global textbooks have not catered to the specific language requirements of the informants. Insensitivity to the local and regional cultural content, minimal utilization of learners’ L1 repertoire, ambiguous inapt translation of vocabulary, and market-oriented presentation of teaching-learning content is found to be core issues, and high pricing and inaccessibility also are influential issues. Based on the quadruple perspective analysis, the research has developed a tentative evaluation checklist of 37 items with a specific emphasis on localization and culture sensitivity.

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Development of an Evaluation Checklist for Localized Chinese Language Textbooks in Sri Lanka

Dassanayake

2023

Lingua Cultura

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“…5. Ali, A., Hassan, S., & Hanan, F. (2019). Propagation of ideologies through textbooks: A study of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa English textbooks.…”

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“…They believed that the Pakistani education system, especially its textbook regime, had to rethink its narrative of what women do, can do and should do. The participants read the research articles shared with them (Ahmad & Shah 2019;A. Ali, Hassan, & Hanan 2019;R.…”

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Women Representation in Textbooks in Pakistan: Impact on Career and Study Choices of Female Students Enrolled in the Postgraduate Programmes

Khokhar¹

2020

Pak. J. Women Stud.

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The present study explores factors that contribute to the making of career and study choices of female students enrolled in postgraduate programmes in Pakistan. This study collected data from students enrolled in Masters and MPhil programmes using a focus group discussion data collection strategy. The focus of data analysis was to unearth reasons given by the participants of their career choices and discover factors that influenced their career choice. The focus group discussions revealed that family and female representation in textbooks were the main reasons for their choices. Female role models that could inspire them to select a particular profession were missing in the textbooks. To address this gap and omission and to help female students in making better study and career choices, this study suggests that the textbook regime in Pakistan should make more space for female-centered content and present to pupils the life stories of successful women in different fields.

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“…Moreover, there are several studies have been conducted looking into this topic across many different areas of study. In one study Ali et al, (2017) concluded that general science textbooks for grades VI-VIII lacked higher-order thinking questions and activities. The remedy to this the study said, was to include more critical thinking-oriented content in the books to enhance students' cognitive skills.…”

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Critical Thinking Skills Development among Secondary School Students: An Analysis of Chemistry Textbook Grade X (2020)

Jamil,

Bibi,

Shahzadi

2024

RJSI

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The current study used qualitative analysis of the Chemistry textbook grade X through the facilitation of NVivo 12 software to analyze the textbook about critical thinking skills development. The textbook was selected through purposive sampling. The findings revealed that the textbook fostered critical thinking skills through several approaches relevant to chemistry concepts in to real-world, and their applications, asking open-ended questions, presenting merits and demerits of chemical processes, offering flow diagrams of industrial systems, comparing related concepts, and illustrating underlying chemical principles behind the phenomenon. The book urged students to apply chemistry principles critically in practical settings, evaluate them from different perspectives, rationalize complex processes thoroughly, and analyze their strengths and weaknesses in various approaches. Additionally, it invited them to discover the logic behind complex chemical systems and question what drives chemical behaviors at core levels. Moreover, explicit instruction on developing critical thinking skills should be better integrated into the curriculum with inquiry-based activities.

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Propagation of Ideologies through Textbooks: A Study of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa English Textbooks

Cited by 6 publications

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Development of an Evaluation Checklist for Localized Chinese Language Textbooks in Sri Lanka

Development of an Evaluation Checklist for Localized Chinese Language Textbooks in Sri Lanka

Women Representation in Textbooks in Pakistan: Impact on Career and Study Choices of Female Students Enrolled in the Postgraduate Programmes

Critical Thinking Skills Development among Secondary School Students: An Analysis of Chemistry Textbook Grade X (2020)

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