The Problematics of Language-in-Education Policies in Post-Independence in Zimbabwe

2020 ◽  
pp. 002190962096252
Author(s):  
Raphael Nhongo ◽  
Baba Primrose Tshotsho
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Language Policies ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Primary And Secondary Education ◽  
Communication Problems ◽  
Education Act ◽  
To Come

Language policies that are designed in African countries fail to solve communication problems because they are only there to fight the hegemony of English instead of addressing real linguistic problems. The paper analyses the language-in-education policies that were put in place after independence in Zimbabwe. A qualitative approach is used to analyse documents that include the Education Act of 1987, the Nziramasanga Commission, Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education circulars and the Constitution of Zimbabwe. It is argued in this paper that there is a need for the country to come up with policies that are in sync with the linguistic realities that acknowledge the coexistence of languages.

scholarly journals Journeys in Language Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-11
Author(s):  
Mateja Dagarin Fojkar
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Language Policies ◽  
Primary And Secondary Education

This issue of ELOPE is dedicated to language education, which is gaining significance in today’s world as many countries are reshaping their language policies by either introducing languages earlier in the curriculum or implementing additional languages into primary and secondary education. In this context many issues need to be reconsidered, among which teaching and teacher education are the most crucial ones.

scholarly journals Op-Ed: First Nations Elementary & Secondary School Education – A National Dilemma

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-123
Author(s):  
Harvey McCue
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
First Nations ◽  
School Education ◽  
Aboriginal Peoples ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Education Outcomes ◽  
Secondary School Education ◽  
Education Act ◽  
First Nations Education

During the past five years, First Nations elementary-secondary education has been the focus of some useful recommendations in two major reports: The Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples in 2011, “Reforming FN Education: From Crisis to Hope,” and the 2012 Report of the National Panel on First Nations Elementary-Secondary Education. In response, the Harper government introduced Bill C-33 in 2014, the first-ever federal First Nations Education Act. Both reports identified much-needed reforms and despite vociferous opposition by most First Nations leaders the First Nations Education Act was a serious effort to accommodate some of them. But neither the reports nor the eventually torpedoed Bill C-33 zeroed in on the three key components that serve as the foundation of any education program: teachers, principals, and the curriculum. If these three elements remain untouched in the new Liberal government’s First Nations education policies, First Nations education outcomes will continue to be a national humiliation. This conceptual paper offers a critique of the provincial and federal governments’ approaches to remedying the dire condition of elementary and secondary school education for First Nations youth, with a focus on teachers, principals, and curriculum.

The Efficient Organisation of Public Intellect: Lyon Playfair and Scottish Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 266-290
Author(s):  
Robert Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Direct Connection ◽  
National System ◽  
Modern Idea ◽  
History Of ◽  
Parish Schools ◽  
Education Act ◽  
Scottish Politics

Lyon Playfair was a champion of scientific and technical education who was professor of chemistry at Edinburgh University before serving as a Liberal M.P., initially for a Scottish university seat, from 1868 to 1892. This article looks mainly at his role in debates on the Education Act of 1872 and the bills which preceded it. Playfair sought to define the democratic traditions of Scottish education, especially emphasising the legacy of John Knox, and to adapt them to the new national system. He idealised the direct connection between parish schools and universities, and the opportunities available to talented boys, using newly available statistics to support his case. He also contributed to the shaping of Scottish secondary education, and to establishing the modern idea of social mobility through educational merit. When the Scottish Office was established in 1885, Playfair opposed the devolution of education and this dissent led him to move to an English seat. His career has a wider interest for the history of Scottish politics in the age of Gladstone.

El acceso a la función pública docente en Educación Infantil, Primaria y Secundaria

2020 ◽  
pp. 138-159
Author(s):  
Goiatz Aramendi Lekuona ◽  
Pello Aramendi Jauregi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Teaching Strategies ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Learning To Learn ◽  
Primary And Secondary Education ◽  
Theoretical Part ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Attention To Diversity ◽  
Diversity Evaluation

The research presented below aims to describe and analyse the teaching strategies and supports obtained by teachers in the province of Gipuzkoa who sit competitive examinations to access the teaching civil service in Infant, Primary and Secondary Education. This study opted for a sequential explanatory design with 469 candidates. Teachers who have passed the official examinations placed special emphasis on the first test (theoretical part and practical exercise), took into account the criteria of evaluation of the examinations and prioritised issues such as attention to diversity, evaluation, the competence of learning to learn, self-regulation of learning and the design of teaching units. In addition, they received valuable help from relatives, people linked to teaching with whom they have a close relationship, and work colleagues.

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