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A critical discourse analysis of citizenship education textbook for primary school students in Singapore
Author
Ren, Boyuan
Supervisor
Poh, Soon Koh
Abstract
In Singapore, Character and Citizenship Education is a compulsory subject for primary school students. Under the framework of 21st Century Competencies, Character and Citizenship Education in Singapore aims to help students thrive in this fast-changing world. The Singapore government is involved in the development of CCE curriculum in schools from primary schools to pre-university. Inevitably, CCE curriculum is not free from ideological influences. This study utilizes Fairclough ’s three-dimensional theory and his framework of three assumptions to analyze the Character and Citizenship Education textbook for primary 1 and to reveal ideologies in this textbook. The findings of this study show that the following ideologies are found in the CCE textbook for primary 1: pragmatism, communitarianism, nationalism, multiculturalism. This study ends with a discussion of the implications of this study.
Date Issued
2023
Call Number
LC315.S55 Ren
Date Submitted
2023