What is it about?

Zimbabwe has introduced a new curriculum to replace the previously colonial oriented one. The new curriculum is meeting resistance from teachers for several reasons. While the challenges they are meeting are acknowledged and appreciated, educationists feel that the introduction of a skill based curriculum is a noble idea. It is perhaps the manner in which it was introduced. Interesting though is that teachers feel that it is an in thing at the moment.

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Why is it important?

It important because operational problems teachers are encountering are being shared through this study.

Perspectives

The researcher's perspective was sharpened by conducting this study. I started of thinking that the burden was insurmountable, but with the experience gained on the ground, the idea is feasible.

Victor Chaboneka Ngwenya
Zimbabwe Open University

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This page is a summary of: Curriculum Implementation Challenges Encountered by Primary School Teachers in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, Zimbabwe, Africa Education Review, August 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/18146627.2018.1549953.
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