ERIC Number: EJ1387211
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0726-416X
EISSN: EISSN-2201-0602
'The New Curriculum Is a New Baby': Metaphors of Reform in History Pedagogy
Chimbi, Godsend T.; Jita, Loyiso C.
Curriculum and Teaching, v38 n1 p49-66 Jun 2023
Teachers unconsciously, and at times intentionally, use metaphors to graphically image new reform policy. This qualitative multiple case-study explores how secondary school teachers employed metaphors to communicate excitement and/or frustrations with a new history curriculum they were implementing in Zimbabwe. Findings from semi-structured interviews and lesson observations indicate that, although teachers employed either reform friendly or reform antagonistic metaphors, their metaphoric representations were consistently evolving. The new history curriculum was viewed as a new baby whose habits everyone was trying to learn. Conversely, it was equated to a dictated peace treaty. The implications of these metaphors are interrogated.
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Figurative Language, Curriculum Development, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Curriculum Implementation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Zimbabwe
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