Are we all constructivists now? Exploring the impact of nationalism studies among Slovakia’s secondary-school teachers
This paper focuses on the impact of current nationalism studies on national narratives disseminated through secondary education. The paper draws on interviews and focus group discussions with 31 teachers in Slovakia as a case study and asks to what extent these teachers’ understandings of national i...
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| description | This paper focuses on the impact of current nationalism studies on national narratives disseminated through secondary education. The paper draws on interviews and focus group discussions with 31 teachers in Slovakia as a case study and asks to what extent these teachers’ understandings of national identity reflect primordialism, constructivism or ethno-symbolism. It also explores the teachers’ awareness of these mainstream paradigms. The findings defy the straightforward categorisation of the teachers’ views into these paradigms and suggest that nationalism studies have a limited impact, as the teachers’ understandings remain unchallenged. The paper concludes with the implications for educational research and practice. |
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| spelling | oai:repository.londonmet.ac.uk:42042020-04-27T15:36:09Z http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/4204/ Are we all constructivists now? Exploring the impact of nationalism studies among Slovakia’s secondary-school teachers Šulíková, Jana 370 Education This paper focuses on the impact of current nationalism studies on national narratives disseminated through secondary education. The paper draws on interviews and focus group discussions with 31 teachers in Slovakia as a case study and asks to what extent these teachers’ understandings of national identity reflect primordialism, constructivism or ethno-symbolism. It also explores the teachers’ awareness of these mainstream paradigms. The findings defy the straightforward categorisation of the teachers’ views into these paradigms and suggest that nationalism studies have a limited impact, as the teachers’ understandings remain unchallenged. The paper concludes with the implications for educational research and practice. Informa UK Limited 2017-05-24 Article PeerReviewed Šulíková, Jana (2017) Are we all constructivists now? Exploring the impact of nationalism studies among Slovakia’s secondary-school teachers. National identities, 20 (5). pp. 515-537. ISSN 1469-9907 10.1080/14608944.2017.1327517 |
| spellingShingle | 370 Education Šulíková, Jana Are we all constructivists now? Exploring the impact of nationalism studies among Slovakia’s secondary-school teachers |
| title | Are we all constructivists now? Exploring the impact of nationalism studies among Slovakia’s secondary-school teachers |
| title_full | Are we all constructivists now? Exploring the impact of nationalism studies among Slovakia’s secondary-school teachers |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Are we all constructivists now? Exploring the impact of nationalism studies among Slovakia’s secondary-school teachers |
| title_short | Are we all constructivists now? Exploring the impact of nationalism studies among Slovakia’s secondary-school teachers |
| title_sort | are we all constructivists now exploring the impact of nationalism studies among slovakia s secondary school teachers |
| topic | 370 Education |
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