National identity and education in early twentieth century Australia / / by Jan Keane

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827194003321
• Autore: Keane Jan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bingley, England : , : Emerald Publishing, , [2018]; ©2018
• ISBN: 1-78769-247-7; 1-78769-245-0
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 pages)
• Disciplina: 379.9409046
• Soggetti: Education and state - Australia; Education - Australia - History - 20th century; National characteristics, Australian; Nationalism - Australia; Education - History; History of education
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover -- Copyright Page -- National Identity and Education in Early Twentieth Century Australia -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I. The Roots of the Australian Character -- Chapter 1 The Australian Identity Prior to Federation -- Chapter 2 Education and Curriculum in Victorian State Schools -- 2.1. Setting the Scene -- 2.2. The School Paper -- 2.2.1. Format -- 2.2.2. Philosophy -- 2.2.3. Content -- Part II. Imagining a Star-crossed Land -- Chapter 3 Inhabiting the Landscape -- 3.1. Loss and Adjustment in Early Australia -- 3.2. Encountering the 'Other' -- 3.3. Embracing the 'Other' -- 3.4. Exalting the 'Other' -- Chapter 4 Engaging with History -- 4.1. History in the School Paper -- 4.2. The Great War -- 4.3. Engaging with History -- Chapter 5 Creating the Myth -- 5.1. Heroes -- 5.2. The Legendary Bushman -- 5.3. Indigenous People -- Part III. From Empire To Nation -- Chapter 6 Towards a New Discourse on Identity -- 6.1. The Issue of Australian History -- 6.1.1. The Issue of British Heritage -- 6.2. Connection with Place -- 6.3. Flexible Format -- 6.4. The School ; Community -- 6.5. The Education Community -- 6.6. The Great War -- 6.7. Representations of Indigenous People -- 6.7.1. Postcolonial Messages -- 6.7.2. Colonisers and Colonised -- 6.7.3. Racism and National Identity -- Chapter 7 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary sources -- Appendix 1: Prose from The School Paper Referenced in This Book -- Appendix 2: Verse from The School Paper Referenced in This Book -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This fascinating book explores how curriculum content in education was used to cultivate a sense of Australian national identity during the first two decades of the twentieth century. Providing a comprehensive picture of the entire reading curriculum in Victorian government schools over a period of almost two decades, the author demonstrates that, contrary to received wisdom, the Department of Education made every effort to integrate children of different backgrounds. Using three dimensions frequently cited in national identity theory landscape, history, and mythology readers are shown how material was chosen specifically to engage young white settler children and to help them overcome their sense of Australia as the 'other'. National Identity and Education in Early Twentieth Century Australia not only brings about a clearer understanding of how Australia came to be 'Australian' in character, it establishes how curriculum content may be brought into the service of nation-building across the globe.