ABSTRACT
Patriotism and nationalism are controversial concepts. How a society conceives of patriotism and nationalism, as values and as sources of moral dispositions or standards, impacts decision-making regarding both educational structuring and curriculum. Debates on education for nationalism or patriotism echo larger debates that take place. Because education anywhere involves learning about being part of a nation-state, these debates cannot be avoided in education. This chapter examines competing views of patriotism and nationalism and their educational implications. The philosophies are examined, before their impacts on education are explored. Typically, nationalism is a part of education, but questions remain regarding what sort of nation-state and what kind of nationalism is promoted. This chapter focuses on the lenses of assimilationism and multiculturalism as two approaches to nationalism in education. A critique of national and/or patriotic allegiance in education is given in the last section.
