Domesticating Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model into the Teaching of Civic Education: A Case of Secondary Schools in Zambia
- July 31, 2021
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: IJRISS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue VII, July 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186
Magasu Oliver
Kwame Nkrumah University, Zambia
Abstract: -The main purpose of this study was to propose the domesticating of Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model into the teaching of Civic Education in secondary schools in Zambia. The study took a qualitative approach and employed a descriptive research design. Purposive sampling technique was used to sample thirty (30) participants. Data was collected through interviews, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and classroom observations of lessons. Among the key findings, this study found that while teachers were trained to teach specific subjects, some were not oriented on the demands of the Zambia Education Curriculum Framework of 2013 and found it confusing. Furthermore, this study established that even after commissioning the curriculum in 2013, schools still lacked teaching resources with which they could use to implement the curriculum. Based on the findings, the study recommends the adoption of Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model into the teaching of Civic Education in secondary schools in Zambia.
Key Words: Curriculum; Experiential Learning; Implementation; Civic Education
I. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
• The Concept of Civic Education in Schools
Civic Education is one of the subjects world-wide that has attracted significant pedagogical innovations since the second half of the 21st Century (Carretero at al., 2016; Bergersen and Muleya, 2019; Cohen 2013; Magasu, Muleya and Mweemba, 2020a). There are various reasons that could be attributed to this development. For instance, the United Nations recommends providing access to good quality formal and informal education that recognises Civic Education as an important aspect of education (UNESCO, 2011). In Zambia, like many other countries, the aim of Civic Education coincided with the crucial aim of education system which is to grow democracy. This is supported in the many definitions of Civic Education by various scholars.
