An Investigation of Global/Local Dynamics of Curriculum Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa with Special Reference to the Republic of Mozambique

Autor/in	Alderuccio, Michela Chiara
Titel	An Investigation of Global/Local Dynamics of Curriculum Transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa with Special Reference to the Republic of Mozambique
Quelle	In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 40 (2010) 6, S.727-739 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7925
Schlagwörter	Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Equal Education; Social Change; Economic Change; Elementary School Curriculum; Educational Trends; Curriculum Implementation; Economic Development; Vocational Education; Mozambique + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Ausland; Sozialer Wandel; Ökonomischer Wandel; Bildungsentwicklung; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Mosambik
Abstract	This paper focuses on investigating the dialectic between global and local educational agendas in shaping curriculum transformations in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Curriculum transformations are seen as a way to respond to the challenges of promoting Education for All (EFA), but also reflect SSA traditions, social and economic changes. In this article, the issue of quality relates to the relevance of what is taught in the content of the primary curriculum. This contribution argues that it is not only a matter of producing more relevant curricula, but also of how the new curricula are implemented at local level. The trend in curriculum reforms analysed in this paper is: the vocationalisation of the curriculum for primary education. The findings of this article relate to the interaction between global and local interests in shaping curriculum transformation in Mozambique and the challenges posed by its implementation. They also illuminate dynamics of relevance to the SSA region. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10