dc.contributor.author | Fru, Raymond Nkwenti | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-02T10:37:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-09-02T10:37:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Fru, R.N. 2015. History education at the crossroads: challenges and prospects in a Lesotho context. Yesterday & today, 13:67-82, Jul. [http://www.sashtw.org.za/index2.htm] [http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/5126] | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2223-0386 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/14372 | |
dc.description.abstract | The status of History education within a Social Science education framework
of the Lesotho educational system is a cause for concern. In an attempt to foster
the development goals of the Kingdom of Lesotho, education and especially Social
Science education were identified as a major role player. In spite of this realisation,
History education, and to a lesser extent Geography education was identified as
liabilities that could be substituted with other disciplines such as Development
Studies. Geography had, however, gradually regained a position as a major Social
Science discipline while History education is still considered unimportant in
relation to national needs. The evidence is that many schools in Lesotho do not
offer History as a subject and both students and teachers of history are not taken
seriously as academics. Against this backdrop, this article explores the situation
from historical and pedagogic perspectives. I draw considerable examples from
contexts such as Cameroon and South Africa, where I have had the opportunity
to experience the fragile nature and status of History education both as student
and teacher/lecturer. I then suggest why any consideration of Social Sciences with
the exclusion of History education will not lead to the desired national goals,
thereby justifying the need for a turnaround strategy that favours the teaching and
learning of History in Lesotho. The article concludes with recommendations and
the prospects for the future, based on the issues raised and discussed. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University | en_US |
dc.subject | History | en_US |
dc.subject | Teaching and learning | en_US |
dc.subject | History education | en_US |
dc.subject | Lesotho | en_US |
dc.subject | Heritage | en_US |
dc.title | History education at the crossroads: challenges and prospects in a Lesotho context | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |