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Zajda, Joseph – Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, 2017
"Globalisation and National Identity in History Textbooks: The Russian Federation," the 16th book in the 24-volume book series "Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research," discusses trends in dominant discourses of identity politics, and nation-building in school history textbooks in the Russian Federation (RF).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Global Approach, Nationalism
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Zajda, Joseph – Educational Practice and Theory, 2014
This article examines the current debate on the politics of history education reforms and the new history textbooks for secondary schools in the Russian Federation. Recent reforms in history education, standards and prescribed history textbooks by the Ministry of Education and Science demonstrate a pronounced ideological shift in the national…
Descriptors: History, History Instruction, Politics of Education, Foreign Countries
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Zajda, Joseph; Zajda, Rea – Education and Society, 2012
The analysis of a sample of prescribed history textbooks in the Russian Federation (RF) show there has been a visible ideological shift in interpretation and emphasis of historical narratives. It signals a pronounced exercise in forging a desirable new identity, nation-building and a positive re-affirmation of the greatness of the present Russian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Ideology, Politics of Education