Curriculum reconstruction in post-colonial Africa: A review of the literature

Practical activity in Ethiopian secondary physical sciences: implications for policy and practice of the match between the intended and implemented curriculum

“…Other studies in many African countries have reached similar conclusions that the relationship between the official and transacted curricula is characterized by many forms of mismatch such as those discussed above (Yager, 1984;Jansen, 1989;Olorundare, 1990;Towse and Amanuah-Mensha, 1994;Benschop et al, 1996;Stoll et al, 1996). The failure to promote the intended practical approach in Ethiopia can be attributed to a complexity of factors which act upon the education system and inevitably impact on the quality of science teaching and learning.…”

Joyful learning? The effects of a school intervention on learning outcomes in Karnataka

“…While there has been a lot of policy rhetoric on child pedagogy, implementation plans have rarely matched the rhetoric (Jansen, 1989;Dello-Iacovo, 2009), and ''the governments' desire to be making visible, positive, modern changes drives policy forward at a pace which practice cannot match'' (Schweisfurth, 2011, p. 427). Another set of papers highlight material and practical issues in the implementation of these ideas.…”

Vinkel en koljander? ‘n Diversiteitsperspektief op Afrikaanse en Nederlandse moedertaal-taalhandboeke

“…Hoe eerlik en outentiek is de-stereotiperingstegnieke en -strategieë? In 'n studie oor geskiedenis handboeke in Suid-Afrika na 1995 (Engelbrecht, 2008), word byvoorbeeld bevind dat kitsstrategieë soos swart/wit rolomkering of te wel 'exchanging white heroes for black heroes' (Jansen, 1989), aangewend word om apartheidsvoorstellings van die verlede reg te stel. Montgomery (2005) argumenteer dat handboeke in Kanada, die beeld van 'n anti-rassistiese en onproblematiese staat konstrueer (in teenstelling met die Kanadese werklikheid),.…”