Learning to Live Together in Africa through History Education

Download or read book Learning to Live Together in Africa through History Education written by Denise Bentrovato and published by V&R unipress GmbH. This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study sheds light on the current state of history education in Africa and reflects on its potential to prepare this continent’s learners for the challenges of "learning to live together". Drawing on an examination of school curricula and the experiences of educational stakeholders, it identifies trends in the processes and outcomes of recent curricular revisions, and discerns key challenges relating to the teaching and learning of history across Africa. It scrutinises the place afforded to history within African education systems, and surveys related contents and pedagogies. While it identifies African history as a fundamental yet sensitive and controversial subject, it also illustrates examples of present-day curricular strategies to integrating a concern for promoting a "culture of peace".