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Chimbi, Godsend T.; Jita, Loyiso C. – Curriculum and Teaching, 2023
Teachers unconsciously, and at times intentionally, use metaphors to graphically image new reform policy. This qualitative multiple case-study explores how secondary school teachers employed metaphors to communicate excitement and/or frustrations with a new history curriculum they were implementing in Zimbabwe. Findings from semi-structured…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Figurative Language, Curriculum Development, Teacher Attitudes
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Sengai, Walter; Mokhele, Matseliso L. – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2021
The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of teachers on the development and implementation process of the History 2167 syllabus reform in Zimbabwe. Successful implementation of syllabus reforms depends on teachers' ownership and knowledge about the reform ideas. Teachers are the closest individuals to the circumstances of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Course Descriptions, Teacher Role
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Taylor, Neil; Quinn, Frances; Jenkins, Kathy; Miller-Brown, Helen; Rizk, Nadya; Prodromou, Theodosia; Serow, Penelope; Taylor, Subhashni – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2019
This article reviews Education for Sustainability (EfS) in the secondary sector across a range of countries. Drawing on journal articles, book chapters and official reports, it identifies some of the more successful approaches to implementing EfS within the secondary sector. The authors first discuss the importance of educating for sustainability…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Secondary Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Curriculum Implementation
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Sibanda, Lovemore; Young, Jemimah – Africa Education Review, 2020
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…
Descriptors: Postcolonialism, Curriculum Implementation, Instructional Effectiveness, Foreign Policy
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Dube, Bekithemba; Tsotetsi, Cias – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2019
The teaching and learning of religion in most post-colonial states take place on an ambivalent and contested terrain, which has resulted in the amputation of religion from some schools and contexts. The new curriculum in Zimbabwe, as a state-making project that is arguably devoid of, or has covert policy networks, has resulted in religious…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Postcolonialism, Religious Education
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Madondo, Fortunate – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
This article examined perceptions on curriculum implementation regarding rural Zimbabwean early childhood development (ECD) teachers in 2017. The study aimed to locate teachers as agents of change in schools by reviewing their perceptions in implementing the recently introduced ECD framework. In this qualitative multiple case study, 30 rural…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers
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Chimbunde, P.; Kgari-Masondo, M. C. – Perspectives in Education, 2020
The new 2015-2022 Zimbabwean curriculum in which Social Studies is engrained was driven by the need among others to transform the Zimbabweans' demeanour and etiquette by employing "Ubuntu" as its philosophical base. Through the "Ubuntu" lens, this qualitative case study explores how "Ubuntu" values could be applied to…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Barriers, African Culture, Educational Change
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Phaeton, Mukaro Joe; Stears, Michèle – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
The research reported on here is part of a larger study exploring the alignment of the intended, implemented and attained curriculum with regard to practical work in the Zimbabwean A-level Biology curriculum. In this paper we focus on the alignment between the intended and implemented A-Level Biology curriculum through the lens of teachers'…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Biology, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries
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Ndlovu, Lovemore – British Journal of Religious Education, 2014
Religion Education teaching in post-independence Zimbabwe has remained bible-oriented and confessional at a time when most Religion Education stakeholders expect an "open", plural and authentic multi-faith Religion Education curriculum. Despite curriculum innovation initiatives aimed at introducing new approaches such as experiential…
Descriptors: Religion, Religious Education, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries