| Title: |
Change and Stability: Narratives of Immigrant Groups in History Textbooks for Secondary Education in Norway |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Ana Lucia Lennert da Silva (ORCID 0000-0002-8341-5038); Siri Wieberg Klausen |
| Source: |
Multicultural Education Review. 2025 17(2):179-195. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
17 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Foreign Countries; Secondary Education; History; Textbooks; Immigrants; Textbook Content; Content Analysis; History Instruction; Curriculum Development; Cultural Pluralism; Social Discrimination; Negative Attitudes |
| Geographic Terms: |
Norway |
| DOI: |
10.1080/2005615X.2025.2498570 |
| ISSN: |
2005-615X; 2377-0031 |
| Abstract: |
This study compared narratives of immigrant groups in history textbooks for secondary education in Norway, before and after the last curriculum reform of 2020. This reform promoted diversity and cultural awareness among other values. This study found developmental changes connected to immigrant groups, as indicated by an increased focus on immigration and immigrants in the textbooks after 2020. This study also identified similar narratives in books pre- and post- the curriculum reform. These are connected to the country's multiculturalism, transformation from a migrant-sending to an immigrant-receiving country, and different statuses of immigrants. Finally, a new narrative emerged in the textbooks after 2020, depicting refugees and asylum seekers as a strain on the Norwegian welfare state. This narrative, seen as an elaboration of the others, can potentially exacerbate discrimination, hostility, and exclusion of these already marginalised groups in Norwegian society. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1474422 |
| Database: |
ERIC |