Anand, Kusha;
(2023)
Teaching India-Pakistan Relations: Teachers’ attitudes, practices and agency.
[Book].
UCL Press: London, UK.
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Abstract
The rivalry between India and Pakistan began on British withdrawal from the British Indian Empire in 1947, and with the sudden partition of India immediately afterwards. It has proven remarkably resilient. While the countries share a long history and have considerable social–cultural affinity, relations since Partition have been marked by three wars, constant border skirmishes and a deep distrust that permeates both societies. In each, teaching about those relations is weighted with political and cultural significance, and research shows that curriculums have been used to shape the mindset of new generations with regard to their neighbouring state. This book explores the attitudes and pedagogical decision-making of teachers in India and Pakistan when teaching India–Pakistan relations. Situating teachers in the context of reformed textbooks and curriculums in both countries that explicitly advocate critical thinking and social cohesion, Kusha Anand explores how far teachers have enacted these changes in their classrooms. Based on data collected from teachers via semi-structured interviews and classroom observations in India and Pakistan she argues that, despite whole-nation policies and texts, teaching of India–Pakistan relations is dependent on the socio-economic status of schools. While there is progress towards the stated goals, teachers in both countries face pressures from the interests of school and state, and often miss opportunities to engage with multiple perspectives and stereotypes in their classrooms.
| Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| Title: | Teaching India-Pakistan Relations: Teachers’ attitudes, practices and agency |
| ISBN: | 9781800080430 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781800080430 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.14324/111.9781800080430 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781800080430 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Text © Kusha Anand, 2023 Images © Contributors and copyright holders named in captions, 2023 Any third-party material in this book is not covered by the book’s Creative Commons licence. Details of the copyright ownership and permitted use of third-party material is given in the image (or extract) credit lines. If you would like to reuse any third-party material not covered by the book’s Creative Commons licence, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright owner. This book is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC 4.0), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc/4.0/. This licence allows you to share and adapt the work for non-commercial use providing attribution is made to the author and publisher (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work) and any changes are indicated. Attribution should include the following information: Anand, K. 2023. Teaching India-Pakistan Relations. London: UCL Press. https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781800080430 Further details about Creative Commons licences are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ |
| Keywords: | education, India, Pakistan, socio-economic status, teaching, teacher voice |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10164263 |
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