This book offers a detailed history of the development of teacher education in Zambia. Also analysed is the nature of education offered at different times and how the teacher and his/her education reflect this, arguing the need for a fundamentally new philosophy of education and a mode of teacher formation in line with it.
The author traces the history of teacher education in Zambia from a form of apprenticeship in the villages to being included in the university curriculum. He describes teacher education during the pre-colonial period from 1890 to 1924, including the impact of literacy in an oral environment; teacher education during the colonial period of 1924 to 1945 and the development of a new education department, normal schools, and efforts to expand basic literacy; the pre-independence years between 1945 and 1964 and the expansion and reorientation of teacher training, as normal schools were replaced with colleges; the post-independence period between 1964 and 1990, when the colonial education system was expanded to reflect the national philosophy of Zambian humanism and the needs of the population; the period between 1991 and 2011, when educational development struggled to overcome economic obstacles and teacher education entered a time of reconception, when teachers became more than civil servants; and subsequent teacher education in transition to become more closely allied with the university. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
