1. Reconsidering and teaching sociologies in Zambian teacher education: seeking Mbuyi, Mulenga, and Munkombwe.
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Thomas, Matthew A. M., Serenje, Janet, and Chipindi, Ferdinand Mwaka
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TEACHER education , *EDUCATION & society , *STUDENT teachers , *SOCIAL context - Abstract
Global movements to decolonise sociology have gained significant momentum in recent decades and offer far-reaching implications for the field of education. One understudied area of research, however, concerns the sociologies of education taught and experienced in teacher education outside of Anglo/European contexts. This paper uses post-/decolonial theory to explore the teaching and learning of sociology of education for pre-service teachers at the University of Zambia. It draws on data from surveys (n=318) and five focus groups with pre-service teachers (n=20), a focus group with tutors (n=3) working on the course, and reflections by course lecturers to examine Zambian pre-service teachers’ experiences and perspectives of sociology. We argue that a sociology of education which includes some elements of the classical canon but is grounded more firmly in sociological perspectives related to local social issues, contexts, and epistemologies may lead to a more informed and inspired cadre of pre-service teachers, and by extension, citizens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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