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AutorIn 1: |
Georgescu, Dakmara |
AutorIn 2: |
Stabback, Philip |
AutorIn 3: |
Jahn, Klaus |
weitere AutorInnen: |
Ag-Muphtah, Elmehdi; de Castro, Philippe |
HerausgeberIn 1: |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH |
Titel: |
Preparation for Life and Work |
Untertitel: |
Comparative Study with a Focus on Basic (Primary and Lower Secondary) Education in Developing African Countries |
Ort: |
Eschborn |
Jahr: |
2008 |
Abstract: |
"(...) In accordance with its terms of reference, the main tasks of the Study on Preparation for Life and Work with a
Focus on Basic Education (Primary and Secondary) in Developing African Countries3 were to examine the basic
education (written) curricula of a range of African countries to assess the extent to which they provided
opportunities to young people to develop practical and useful competencies and skills. A further task was to
set this information in a broader context by analysing and describing the approaches to competency and skill
development adopted in contexts outside Africa. Life and work are strongly inter-connected and preparation for
both ought to take into account current developments.What does it mean to live and work in the twenty-first
century? What is different in comparison to the past, and what is to be envisaged with regard to the future? The
curriculum (especially in its written form, which sets broader or more specific guidelines for learning) is only one of
the factors impacting on individual and societal development, and has a mediated influence. Even a good
curriculum is not effective per se, but reaches students based on teachers’ facilitation, in specific conditions. (...)" |
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