In a democratic society, teachers face
challenges with regard to teaching culturally diverse and responsive learners
in varied socioeconomic contexts. Many teachers in South African schools feel
they have not been adequately trained to work in multicultural school
environments, and therefore lack the skill and expertise required for dealing
with social justice and sensitive, moral or hegemonic social issues in the
curriculum. Societal issues in the curriculum explores problems and
trends in the South African context that have the potential to influence the
implementation, planning and design of the curriculum at micro level, and examines
how they emerge from everyday experiences.
Societal issues in the curriculum offers a detailed view of a few carefully
selected community concerns. It aims to equip
students with skills that will help them navigate the complex South African
reality and consider how this reality impacts
the curriculum. Based on critical thinking, problem solving, self-directed
learning and reflective practice, the text aims to make students question their
own assumptions, bring in other perspectives and show the implications for the
curriculum. A wide range of activities are included.
Contents include the following:
·
Worldviews and holistic
education
·
Self-regulated learning
skills to function in the 21st-century
·
Multicultural education
·
Violence in schools
·
Parental involvement to
enhance academic performance
·
School decline
·
Interreligious dialogue
to attain religious diversity within the classroom
·
Gender issues
Societal issues in the curriculum is aimed at student teachers and teachers
in practice.
Prof. Bernadette Geduld is a professor in curriculum studies at North West
University. Her areas of expertise are open distance learning, self-regulated
learning, self-directed learning and learning theories.
Dr Divan Jagals is a
senior lecturer in curriculum studies at North West University. His research
interests include metacognition, self-directed learning and philosophy.
Introduction
Outline of this book
1. Worldviews: dealing with conflict through dialogue
2. Holistic education as a
philosophical approach for the challenges of modern education
3. Self-regulated learning to
develop 21st-century skills
4. Practising multicultural
education in the classroom
5. Parental involvement to enhance
learner performance
6. School decline: causes, effects
and ways of minimising the effects
7. Gender and education
8. A mutual education:
interreligious dialogue as a pedagogical model
9. Violence in schools
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