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Curriculum Policy and Practice of Civic Education in Zambia: A Reflective Perspective

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In recent years Civic Education has evolved into an important school curriculum subject in Zambia. Similar to other parts of the world, Zambia has experienced changes mostly driven by educational policy innovations. The educational policy innovations have, in turn, been driven by the desire to democratize the teaching and learning environment in schools. As a result of this development, the call for more critical, active, and participatory approaches to the teaching of Civic Education has become imperative. In this chapter, the historical development of Civic Education in Zambia, including the curriculum policy provisions for Civic Education and current practical aspects of the subject, is discussed. Using the terms Civic Education and Citizenship Education interchangeably, the chapter articulates what it perceives to be the best practices and values derived from Civic Education. In so doing, the chapter concludes by highlighting the key arguments about the curriculum policy and practice of Civic Education in Zambia.

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  1. Department of Language and Social Sciences Education, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia

    Gistered Muleya

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  1. Faculty of Education, Canterbury Christ Church University , Canterbury, UK

    Andrew Peterson

  2. School of Education, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia

    Garth Stahl

  3. School of Education, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, Australia

    Hannah Soong

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Muleya, G. (2019). Curriculum Policy and Practice of Civic Education in Zambia: A Reflective Perspective. In: Peterson, A., Stahl, G., Soong, H. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Citizenship and Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67905-1_53-1

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