As the commemorations of the 100th anniversary of World War 1 draw to a close, it is timely to reflect on what we have learnt about that time in our history. This study used the New Zealand School Journal as a data source to investigate what school children were learning about the war at the time. In this article, we discuss the overt and covert messages that New Zealand school children were given about their relationship, first, to the British Empire and, second, to a new distinct New Zealand identity. The World War 1 acts as a pivot point from which to examine the change from myths surrounding the British Empire to a new set of myths springing from the Gallipoli campaign. Our analysis of the School Journal at this time highlights the possible ways in which curricula and curriculum resources can be manipulated and used for political indoctrination.

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通过神话建设进行政治灌输：第一次世界大战期间的新西兰学校杂志

随着第一次世界大战 100 周年纪念活动接近尾声，现在是时候反思我们在历史上的那个时期所学到的东西了。这项研究使用新西兰学校杂志作为数据来源，调查当时学童对战争的了解。在这篇文章中，我们讨论了新西兰学童收到的关于他们与大英帝国的关系的公开和秘密信息，其次，与新的独特新西兰身份的关系。第一次世界大战是一个支点，从中可以检查从围绕大英帝国的神话到加里波利战役产生的一系列新神话的变化。