dc.contributor.author | Bertram, Carol | |
dc.contributor.author | Wassermann, Johan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-09T06:49:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-03-09T06:49:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Bertram, C. & Wassermann, J. 2015. South African History textbook research – a review of the scholarly literature. Yesterday & today, 14:151-174, Dec. [http://www.sashtw.org.za/index2.htm] [http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/5126] | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2223-0386 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/16592 | |
dc.description.abstract | School history textbooks are seen to embody ideological messages about whose
history is important, as they aim both to develop an ‘ideal’ citizen and teach the
subject of history. Since the 1940s, when the first study was done, there have been
studies of South African history textbooks that have analysed different aspects of
textbooks. These studies often happen at a time of political change (for example,
after South Africa became a republic in 1961 or post-apartheid) which often
coincides with a time of curriculum change. This article provides an overview of
all the studies of South African history textbooks since the 1940s. We compiled a
data base of all studies conducted on history textbooks, including post graduate
dissertations, published journal articles, books and book chapters. This article firstly
provides a broad overview of all the peer-reviewed studies, noting in particular how
the number of studies has increased since 2000. The second section then engages
in a more detailed analysis of the studies that did content analysis of textbooks.
We compare how each study has engaged with the following issues: the object of
study, the methodological approach, the sample of textbooks and the theoretical
or philosophical orientation. The aim is to provide a broad picture of the state of
textbook analysis studies over the past 75 years, and to build up a database of these
studies so as to provide an overview of the nature of history textbook research in
South Africa. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2223-0386/2015/nl4a7 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University | en_US |
dc.subject | History textbooks | en_US |
dc.subject | School history | en_US |
dc.subject | South Africa | en_US |
dc.subject | Scholarly literature | en_US |
dc.title | South African History textbook research – a review of the scholarly literature | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |