Blackburn, Kevin, 1965-

Decolonizing the History Curriculum in Malaysia and Singapore / Kevin Blackburn and ZongLun Wu. - vi, 201 pages ; 24 cm. - Educational history and development in Asia .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- History in the imperial curriculum of Malaya and Singapore (1899-1930s) -- Teaching history and imperial citizenship in the 1930s -- The beginnings of the "decolonization" of colonial education (1942-1952) -- Creating an "Asia-centric" history syllabus for a Malayan nation (1952-1959) -- Tensions over a common national history in the early postcolonial state (1959-1965) -- The formation of a "Malaysian-centric" history syllabus -- Separation and a "Singapore-centric" history syllabus -- Conclusion.

9781138391659 RM702.00

2018058378


Education--History.--Malaysia
Education--History.--Singapore
Education--Curricula--Malaysia.
Education--Curricula--Singapore.
History--Study and teaching--Malaysia.
History--Study and teaching--Singapore.
Postcolonialism--Malaysia.
Postcolonialism--Singapore.


Malaysia--History--Study and teaching--Malaysia.
Singapore--History--Study and teaching--Singapore.

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