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| Title: | An overview of curriculum development in Ethiopia: 1908-2005 |
| Author: | Kassaye, Woube |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Periodical: | Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities (ISSN 1810-4487) |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Period: | July |
| Pages: | 49-80 |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | biblio. refs. |
| Geographic terms: | Ethiopia Northeast Africa |
| Subjects: | curriculum development educational history education Education and state Curriculum planning |
| External link: | https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejossah/article/view/29871 |
| Abstract: | The history of curriculum development in Ethiopia has not been studied thoroughly. This article gives an overview of the practices of elementary and secondary school curriculum development in various periods since 1908: traditional education (up to 1908), the first phase of modern education (1908-1935), the period of Italian occupation or the 'no education period' (1935-1941), the second phase of modern education (1941-1974), the third phase of modern education (1974-1991), and the post-1991 period. The main sources for the study are literature as well as the personal experience of the author. The understanding and practice of curriculum development, i.e. curriculum planning, tryout, implementation and evaluation or quality control has varied throughout the history of Ethiopian education. The curriculum employed in each period was essentially foreign dominated. The use of evaluation and research findings was minimal and there was little or no public and professional engagement in curriculum development in most periods. Bibliogr., note, sum. [Journal abstract, edited] |