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National Identity and Education in Early Twentieth Century Australia.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018Copyright date: ©2019Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (177 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781787692459
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: National Identity and Education in Early Twentieth Century AustraliaDDC classification:
  • 370
LOC classification:
  • LA410-2284
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: This book explores the inculcation of an Australian national identity through a deconstruction of the content of the required reading curriculum for children in schools in the state of Victoria during the first two decades after Federation in 1901.
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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.

This book explores the inculcation of an Australian national identity through a deconstruction of the content of the required reading curriculum for children in schools in the state of Victoria during the first two decades after Federation in 1901.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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