Africa in Irish Primary Geography Textbooks
Developing and applying a Framework to investigate the potential of Irish Primary Geography textbooks in supporting Critical Multicultural Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21530706 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joe Usher (0000-0001-5214-9817, Geography Education, School of STEM, Education, Innovation and Global Studies, Institute of Education, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 123-143 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Irish Educational Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0332-3315 • E-ISSN: 1747-4965 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03323315.2021.1910975 |
| OpenAlex | W3154212829 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 32 |
When pupils learn geography they are extending their world view and reshaping it. This paper analyses representations of Africa and African countries and cultures in Irish primary geography textbooks and assesses to what extent these textbook portrayals facilitate or repress multicultural education, specifically critical multicultural education (CMCE). Here, this paper argues that primary geography can and should play a critical role in challenging societal issues of inequality, racism, prejudice and stereotypes, particularly pertaining to perspectives of the ‘Other’. This paper devises a framework for critical multicultural geography education (CMCGE) and applies this to Irish primary geography textbooks. While some textbooks can demonstrate capacity in fostering multiple perspectives, appreciation for diversity, development of critical thinking and enquiry, and making connections; in the main, textbooks present stereotypical, oversimplified accounts of issues, peoples and places which can result in feelings of superiority amongst dominant groups and more entrenched feelings of ‘Otherness’ amongst minority groups
Critical geography · Cultural geography · Feeling · Human geography · Inequality · Irish · Linguistics · Multicultural education · Multiculturalism · Pedagogy · Racism · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Gender Studies · Geography Education and Pedagogy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |