Decolonizing the History Curriculum in Malaysia and Singapore - Blackburn, Kevin, 1965-; Wu, ZongLun (Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Education -- Malaysia -- History; Education -- Singapore -- History; 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