Constructing history: selective representations of Indigenous Australians and British heritages in Queensland history curriculum
PhD Thesis
Title | Constructing history: selective representations of Indigenous Australians and British heritages in Queensland history curriculum |
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Type | PhD Thesis |
Authors | |
Author | Sharp, Heather |
Supervisor | Austin, Jon |
Hickey, Andrew | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Qualification Name | Doctor of Philosophy |
Number of Pages | 528 |
Year | 2010 |
Abstract | History curriculum has in recent years been the topic of much public interest, from debates framed within the context of the recent history/culture wars to issues related to content and pedagogical approaches within the proposed national curriculum. Framed by this sustained The methodological approach, in consideration of Michael Apple’s (1993, 2000) concept of official knowledge draws analysis from a selection of school texts using a bricolage approach encompassing Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), visual analysis strategies and historical methodology approaches. After an analysis of the school texts through a five stage process, this project concludes that textbook research is an important component in considering the |
Keywords | history curriculum; Queensland; Australian content; textbooks; Indigenous; British |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390107. Humanities and social sciences curriculum and pedagogy (excl. economics, business and management) |
430302. Australian history | |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0x85/constructing-history-selective-representations-of-indigenous-australians-and-british-heritages-in-queensland-history-curriculum
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