The teaching of geography and rebuilding national identity in secondary schools after the 1980 military coup in Turkey.

Autor/in	Sagdic, Mustafa
Titel	The teaching of geography and rebuilding national identity in secondary schools after the 1980 military coup in Turkey.
Quelle	In: Paedagogica historica, 59 (2023) 3, S. 428-445Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1477-674X
DOI	10.1080/00309230.2021.1995882
Schlagwörter	Schulbuch; Geografieunterricht; Geschichtsunterricht; Nationalbewusstsein; Politische Einstellung; Türkei
Abstract	Prior to the 1980s, Turkey experienced a period of vicious political polarisation and even violent conflicts. The 1980 coup administration strived to reach an agreement regarding nationalism, religion, and Kemalism. Following the military coup of 1980, the Social Studies course was abandoned in secondary schools in 1985 and the National History, National Geography, and Citizenship courses were reconstituted. Thus, the word national was placed in the front of the History and Geography courses for the first time in Turkey. The notion of National Geography in National Geography lessons mostly highlighted geographical areas settled by Turks. The overall course content was shaped by Kemalist ideology. This study therefore critically evaluates the National Geography lessons taught in secondary schools in the aftermath of the 1980 coup. Official documents from the period and textbooks are the primary resources for this research.
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsmedien \| Georg-Eckert-Institut (GEI), Braunschweig
Update	2023/1