Despite extensive research into the function of education in promoting social cohesion, the role of the history curricula in promoting solidarity in South Africa and Zimbabwe remains under-researched. Understanding the history curriculum attempts made at the policy level to promote social cohesion by two postcolonial Sub-Saharan countries could…

The article addresses the challenges faced in the implementation of the new curriculum in Zimbabwe. The new curriculum was rolled out in the midst of various trajectories (challenges), such as lack of resources, inadequate teacher preparation and resistance from teachers and parents, among others. We used relational leadership as a theoretical…

This volume contains selected papers submitted to the 20th Jubilee Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES), conducted virtually in June 2022. The 20th BCES Conference theme is "Towards the Next Epoch of Education." The theme is focused on problems, discussions, changes, solutions, and…

As detailed in the articles throughout this issue, the U.S. education system experienced a number of structural developments throughout the 20th century. These changes served to shift the landscape of decision-making authority in multiple areas of primary and secondary schooling. This article provides an international perspective on the changes…

In comparing one public school to another, discussions frequently include talk concerning the socio economics of a school or district, which then leads to talk about the advantages that one socioeconomic setting has over another. Educators tend to agree that low academic achievement frequently associated with a low socioeconomic status is a…

Describes the dynamic expansion of Zimbabwe's education system since independence in 1980, and resulting problems of teacher and facility shortages, financial crises, and declining quality. Discusses whether the change to mass education has furthered the revolution's goal of a more egalitarian society. Contains 34 references. (SV)

Describes education for Blacks in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) during the last 15 years of colonial rule. Assesses the educational opportunities Zimbabweans now have, in light of economic and political factors and constraints present under the current government. (GC)

This paper describes two programs in Botswana and Zimbabwe in which manual work forms an integral part of the educational program. It analyzes their objectives and structure and discusses constraints against the background of socioeconomic change in the two countries. Differences are identified and discussed. The first two sections deal separately…

This paper compares the changing role of local government in developing countries' education systems. Using case studies, it examines the role of local government in Zimbabwe, Chile, India, and Tanzania, thus offering a representative range of low- and middle-income countries. Each of the countries attempted to use local government as a source of…

This article explores the realities of community financing of state and private schools in Zimbabwe. It reviews the implications of historical influences and lists present efforts to redress past injustices. (JDH)

Uses a case study of curriculum innovation in Zimbabwe to assess existing explanations of why colonial curriculum content persists in many postcolonial states despite radical policy efforts. Argues for the primacy of conflict, history, and politics as determinants of school curriculum in Third World transition states. Contains 47 references. (SV)

Compares educational change in Zimbabwe and South Africa in the two years after those countries' first democratic elections. Although change in Zimbabwe was characterized by a rapid expansion of service in response to popular demand, South Africa has emphasized changes in policymaking processes with little change in the delivery of educational…

Major aspects of political education in Zimbabwe (Africa) as they have developed from the colonial period through the Chimurenga, or war of liberation, to the period following independence in 1980 are explored. The focus is on political themes such as power, inequality, community, and ideology. (RM)

Highlights political, educational, and teacher education policies in Zimbabwe since independence, noting the effect on teacher education of the expansion in all levels of education. The paper also describes innovations in teacher education which were aggressive actions on the part of educators in Zimbabwe. (SM)

Explores the utility of the construct, compensatory legitimation, for the comparative study of curriculum policy. Demonstrates the limits of existing compensatory strategies for explaining the curriculum policy of Zimbabwe. Applies the construct to postcolonial states. Argues socialist curriculum policy supports the legitimation of the state in…