Denise Bentrovato

Narrating and Teaching the Nation (eBook, PDF)

The Politics of Education in Pre- and Post-Genocide Rwanda

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: V&R unipress
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783847005162
• Artikelnr.: 44555298

Autorenporträt

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).