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Narrating and Teaching the Nation: The Politics of Education in Pre- And Post-Genocide Rwanda

Narrating and Teaching the Nation: The Politics of Education in Pre- And Post-Genocide Rwanda

Bentrovato, Denise

Paperback

Series: Eckert. Die Schriftenreihe, Book 138

African HistoryTeaching Instruction

ISBN10: 3847105167
ISBN13: 9783847105169
Publisher: V&R Unipress
Published: Feb 15 2016
Pages: 254
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.61 Width: 6.21 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
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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