Narrating and Teaching the Nation

The Politics of Education in Pre- and Post-Genocide Rwanda
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-8471-0516-9
Verlag: V&R unipress

Buch, Englisch, Band Band 138, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

Reihe: Eckert. Die Schriftenreihe

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 and reflect the heterogeneity characteristic of Rwanda’s post-genocide society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bentrovato, Denise

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Curricula: Planung und Entwicklung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Soziologie, Bildungssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Vergleichende und Empirische Bildungsforschung

Über Autor(innen)

Bentrovato, Denise
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).

Dr Denise Bentrovato is a postdoctoral researcher at the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research.