Narrating and Teaching the Nation
The Politics of Education in Pre- and Post-Genocide Rwanda
(Sprache: Englisch)
This study combines a systematic historical and comparative analysis of curricula and textbooks in Rwanda, stakeholder interviews, classroom observations, and a large-scale investigation of pupils' understandings of the country's history. The author...
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This study combines a systematic historical and comparative analysis of curricula and textbooks in Rwanda, stakeholder interviews, classroom observations, and a large-scale investigation of pupils' understandings of the country's history. The author outlines emergent challenges and possibilities, urging a move away from the use of history teaching to disseminate a conveniently selective official history towards practices that promote critical thinking and reflect the heterogeneity characteristic of Rwanda's post-genocide society.
An original and timely study on the power of education in moulding a nation's historical consciousness and vision of the future
An original and timely study on the power of education in moulding a nation's historical consciousness and vision of the future
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The book investigates the politics of education in pre- and post-genocide Rwanda, examining the actors, interests, and discourses that have historically influenced educational policy and practice and in particular the production and revision of history curricula and textbooks.This study combines a systematic historical and comparative analysis of curricula and textbooks in Rwanda, stakeholder interviews, classroom observations, and a large-scale investigation of pupils' understandings of the country's history. Written at a crucial time of transition in Rwanda, it illuminates the role of education as a powerful means of socialisation through which dominant discourses and related belief systems have been transmitted to the younger generations, thus moulding the nation. It outlines emergent challenges and possibilities, urging a move away from the use of history teaching to disseminate a conveniently selective official history towards practices that promote critical thinking andreflect the heterogeneity characteristic of Rwanda's post-genocide society.
Autoren-Porträt von Denise Bentrovato
Dr Denise Bentrovato is a Research Fellow in the Department of Humanities Education at the University of Pretoria in South Africa and the co-founder and co-director of the African Association for History Education (AHE-Afrika).
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- Autor: Denise Bentrovato
- 2016, 254 Seiten, Maße: 15,7 x 23,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: V&R unipress
- ISBN-10: 3847105167
- ISBN-13: 9783847105169
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2016
Sprache:
Englisch
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