Democratic Development and Prospects for Citizenship Education: Theoretical Perspectives on Sub-Saharan Africa

Abdi, Ali A.

doi:10.1007/s10780-008-9057-0

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“…In Malawi, it has been argued that CE is offered both to consolidate multiparty democracy and to teach democratic values and skills, such as tolerance to diverse views, critical thinking, problem-solving and decision-making (Namphande 2018). Abdi, Ellis and Shizha (2005) have argued that the democratisation process in sub-Saharan Africa was too swift for the citizens to get prepared for their roles as citizens of a democracy. Education, therefore, became a viable means to develop a more participatory and democratic citizenry (Harber & Trafford 1999).…”

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Promoting citizenship education in the mathematics curriculum: The Malawi secondary school experience

Kazima,

Namphande,

Mwadzaangati

2023

African Journal of Teacher Education and Development

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Background: Malawi recognises the importance of citizenship education (CE) as evidenced by its stated goals of education. In secondary schools, CE is offered explicitly in an elective subject called Social Studies. Consequently, some students do not study it. Mathematics is a compulsory subject; therefore, integrating CE would benefit all learners.Aim: Investigating the extent to which the Malawi secondary school mathematics curriculum promotes CE.Setting: Urban classroom with two experienced mathematics teachers.Methods: The first phase involved document analysis of the intended curriculum’s ability to promote CE. The second phase focussed on analysing mathematics lessons and how they extent they promoted CE.Results: The findings show that the curriculum promotes CE to a large extent, but this varies in the specific curriculum materials and the mathematics topics. The teaching also varies; learner-centred lessons offered more opportunities for CE than teacher-centred lessons.Conclusion: We argue that providing for CE in mathematics should go beyond listing in the school curriculum. There should be more clear guidance on how to integrate it into mathematics teaching.Contribution: Our study contributes in at least two ways: (1) Adds to literature on mathematics and CE drawn from Malawi context, which differs from contexts in most literature. (2) Adds to methodology by introducing a rating for CE in curriculum materials and analysis of lessons for CE through the lens of learner-centred continuum.

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Section: Review Of Literature and Malawi Secondary School Citizenship...mentioning

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Promoting citizenship education in the mathematics curriculum: The Malawi secondary school experience

Kazima,

Namphande,

Mwadzaangati

2023

African Journal of Teacher Education and Development

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“…Building on this, we argue that entrepreneurs who have attained higher levels of education can acquire unique benefits, which weaken the negative relationship between entrepreneurs' trust and performance in at least three ways. First, education teaches a sense of civic responsibility regarding the institutions of a society (e.g., Abdi, 2008). This can involve promoting values that are important to the nation, teaching students about the history of their people and the establishment of their current governing system, and emphasizing personal involvement in improving the government and society (e.g., Arnot et al, 2018).…”

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Trusting without a Safety Net: The Peril of Trust in Base of the Pyramid Economies

Pryor

Zahra

Bruton

2022

J Management Studies

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In high-transaction-cost environments, such as the world's poorest base-of-thepyramid economies (BOP), trust helps entrepreneurs form partnerships while conserving resources related to monitoring, contracting, and other transaction costs. However, trust can also expose entrepreneurs to their partners' opportunism. In developed economies, effective and consistent legal systems can protect against such opportunism. But what happens when formal institutions are ineffective and inconsistent, as is common in BOP economies, and how does trust influence entrepreneurs' performance subsequent to forming partnerships? We answer these questions, drawing on a sample of 338 entrepreneurs in the Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland). We find that entrepreneurs' trust has a negative effect on business operating performance, indicating that, given the legal systems in the BOP context, trusting entrepreneurs bear more fully the brunt of opportunism. However, this negative effect can be mitigated when entrepreneurs register their businesses with the government and pay taxes. We also find that, for entrepreneurs who earn income from other businesses, the negative effect of trust on performance is stronger. We found no moderating effect related to entrepreneurs' education.

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“…In order to address this lacuna, the study poses a key research question of: what are the social and moral responsibilities of snack food consumers in Pietermaritzburg towards the environment? In order to adequately answer the key question, the following sub-questions were thus developed: (1) what is the extent of the environmental crisis in Pietermaritzburg? (2) how are the snack-food consumers contributing to the environmental problems?…”

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Plastic Littering and Waste Management in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: Exploring the Snack-Food Consumer Littering and Responsibility towards the Environment.

Mapungwana¹,

Okoye

2021

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The study is located in the discipline of environmental ethics as it explores the snack-food (or plastic) littering and consumer responsibility towards the environment. The theory of consequentialism and Stewardship were used to provide ethical perspectives and background for the reconstruction of the consumers’ social and moral responsibility towards the environment. The study applies mixed research approach. Focus group, interviews and questionnaire were used to collect data; whereas thematic and statistical analysis were used for data analysis. The study finding shows (1) an increased plastic littering in the Pietermaritzburg city; (2) consumers’ indifference towards plastic littering and shifting of cleaning responsibility to the government; and (3) the household plastic-littering consumers indifference towards the consequences of plastic littering to the environment, and the escalating government expenditure towards environmental management. The study recommends an intensified civic responsibility campaign, and anti-littering strategies that can ethically (in)form consumer consciousness and responsibility towards the environment. It also recommends the government to develop a robust policy to control plastic littering. The government must promote a shared sense of responsibility towards the environment by integrating the plastic-producing industries and business dealers into the overall waste management plan. Encouraging plastic recycling businesses must was also recommended.

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Democratic Development and Prospects for Citizenship Education: Theoretical Perspectives on Sub-Saharan Africa

Cited by 6 publications

References 16 publications

Promoting citizenship education in the mathematics curriculum: The Malawi secondary school experience

Promoting citizenship education in the mathematics curriculum: The Malawi secondary school experience

Trusting without a Safety Net: The Peril of Trust in Base of the Pyramid Economies

Plastic Littering and Waste Management in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: Exploring the Snack-Food Consumer Littering and Responsibility towards the Environment.

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