Towards a Postcolonial Curriculum in Zimbabwe: A Critical Review of the Literature

IF 0.2 Q4 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Africa Education Review Pub Date : 2020-03-03 DOI:10.1080/18146627.2018.1507622

L. Sibanda, Jemimah L. Young

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Abstract

Abstract The purpose of the study reported on was to explore the empirical literature related to the implementation and effectiveness of a postcolonial curriculum in Zimbabwe. A systematic review of the literature utilised an inductive analytical approach to characterise the results of previous empirical studies to proffer research-based conclusions and recommendations for the reimagination of a postcolonial curriculum from a Zimbabwean context. The results provided insights concerning enduring elements of colonialism that are present in a postcolonial curriculum. The chosen research approach focuses attention on Zimbabwean concerns, but calls attention to many challenges germane to postcolonial curricula across Africa. Thus, the study included implications regarding the development of an authentic postcolonial curriculum that is inclusive, reflective, and representative of the students’ needs. The study will contribute to the literature on postcolonial education as it further explored the nuanced implementations and conceptualisations present in the academic community.

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津巴布韦的后殖民课程:文献评论

摘要本研究报告的目的是探讨与津巴布韦后殖民课程实施和有效性相关的实证文献。对文献的系统回顾利用归纳分析方法来描述先前实证研究的结果，为津巴布韦背景下的后殖民课程的重新构想提供基于研究的结论和建议。研究结果提供了关于后殖民课程中存在的殖民主义持久因素的见解。所选择的研究方法将注意力集中在津巴布韦的问题上，但也呼吁人们关注与整个非洲后殖民课程相关的许多挑战。因此，该研究包含了关于开发真正的后殖民课程的含义，该课程具有包容性，反思性和代表学生的需求。这项研究将有助于后殖民教育的文献，因为它进一步探讨了学术界中存在的细微差别的实施和概念化。

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期刊介绍： Africa Education Review is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal that seeks the submission of unpublished articles on current educational issues. It encourages debate on theory, policy and practice on a wide range of topics that represent a variety of disciplines, interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and transdisciplinary interests on international and global scale. The journal therefore welcomes contributions from associated disciplines including sociology, psychology and economics. Africa Education Review is interested in stimulating scholarly and intellectual debate on education in general, and higher education in particular on a global arena. What is of particular interest to the journal are manuscripts that seek to contribute to the challenges and issues facing primary and secondary in general, and higher education on the African continent and in the global contexts in particular. The journal welcomes contributions based on sound theoretical framework relating to policy issues and practice on the various aspects of higher education.