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Merryfield, Merry M. – 1989
An important issue confronting newly emerging nations in Africa is the development of a new curriculum to reflect the changing norms and views of the past. Looking at nations that share a common British educational tradition, a study done in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe asked which topics and categories of cultural knowledge were essential…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, African Studies, Citizenship Education