
Eckert. Die Schriftenreihe.
The Politics of Education in Pre- and Post-Genocide Rwanda
- 254 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Eckert. Die Schriftenreihe.
The Politics of Education in Pre- and Post-Genocide Rwanda
About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Body
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. History, identity, and the politics of education: a conceptual framework
- 2. Historical background
- 3. Colonial Rwanda
- 4. Post-colonial Rwanda
- 5. Post-genocide Rwanda
- 6. School voices: Young people's narratives of Rwanda's past and present
- 7. Charting a way forward: what lessons for the future?
- Bibliography
- Glossary