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Peer reviewedMerryfield, Merry M. – International Journal of Social Education, 1989
Compares social studies education in Malawi, Nigeria, and Kenya, focusing on the content of the curriculum, instructional materials utilized, and courses offered. Examines the problems each country faces in developing and implementing its curriculum. Includes the historical, political, and economic factors influencing the social studies…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedLamba, Isaac C. – History of Education Quarterly, 1984
Although some educational progress at grassroot level was made by the Dutch Reformed Church Mission (DRCM) in African Malawi, the DCRM system contributed mostly to underdevelopment. Most Malawians were introduced to semi-literacy under thousands of semi-qualified teachers, and very few Africans who passed through the system later distinguished…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Comparative Education, Educational Change, Educational History
