AN OVERVIEW OF EDUCATION PROVISION IN ZAMBIA

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Madalitso K Banja
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Oswell C. Chakulimba
University of Zambia

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The purpose of this paper is to present a synopsis of the state of the education system in Zambia by revisiting its genesis and discussing its evolution since independence in 1964, and looking at its current state. The paper used desk research to search various documents related to the discussion. It examines the structural alternatives over the years, the major players in the education system, the challenges faced in the education system, and current trends in education. It ends with the conclusion that the education system in Zambia has made massive progress over the years especially in the areas of quality assurance at different levels. However, the progress has been affected by the consistent changes in policy direction that has made the planning lack continuation.

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Banja, M. K., & Chakulimba, O. C. (2024). AN OVERVIEW OF EDUCATION PROVISION IN ZAMBIA. Kwame Nkrumah University Multi-Disciplinary Journal - Zambia, 1(1), 10–27. Retrieved from https://accessjournal.nkrumah.edu.zm/index.php/knuj/article/view/27
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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024): Kwame Nkrumah University Multi-Disciplinary Journal
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Author Biography

Oswell C. Chakulimba, University of Zambia

Madalitso Khulupilika Banja is a Senior Lecturer and Teacher Educator at the University of Zambia, in the Department of Educational Psychology, Sociology and Special Education. He holds a PhD in Sociology of Education from the University of Zambia. His PhD topic was ‘Mentoring of newly qualified teachers in Zambian secondary schools: An introspection of teachers’ and head teachers’ perspectives in selected districts of Zambia.’ Before joining the University of Zambia Banja taught Sociology of Education and Educational Research Methods at the Copperbelt College of Education (currently Mukuba University). Before that he taught English Language and Literature in English in the secondary school sector under the Ministry of Education.

Banja has authored three books: Support Systems for Newly Qualified Teachers in Africa: Policies, Practices, Challenges and Future Trends (2022); Teachers as agents of Pupil Indiscipline (2013) and Faith of Many Colours: Reflections on Pentecostal and Charismatic Challenges in Zambia (2009). He has also edited two books; Selected Readings in Education Volume 2 (2019) and Selected Readings in Education (2017). In addition, Banja has written several book chapters; and articles in peer refereed journals, mainly on the mentoring of newly qualified teachers. Recent articles include ‘An analysis of the high performance of community school pupils in the Grade seven national examinations in Zambia’ with Dominic Yumba as lead author in the Namibia Educational Reform Forum Journal, Volume 31 Issue 1, Pages 92-100, 2023 ISSN: 1022-6087; and ‘Collaborative Undergraduate Research Dissertation Writing in a low resource university context in Zambia’ with Gabriel Walubita (Lead author) and Kenneth Kapalu Muzata in the Journal of Educational Research on Children, Parents & Teachers, Volume 3, No. 1, 2022, 548-565 ISSN: 2664-3812. Dr Banja has presented papers at international fora including the World Congress on Sociology (2010), the Distance Education and Training in Africa (2013, 2015 and 2017), African Teachers’ Regulatory Authority (AFTRA, 2016) and the Southern African Comparative History and Education Society (SACHES, 2014 and 2017). He serves a board member of the Namibia Educational Reform Forum Journal. His research interests include professionalism in teaching, mentorship of newly qualified teachers and school climate. Banja also has a passionate desire for collaboration in research and publication among scholars within and outside of Africa.

 

Dr Banja is an active member of the International Sociology Association (Research Committee on Sociology of Education), and the Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern Africa (OSSREA). He has won several awards, including the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) Award for Small Thesis Writing in 1999 and 2010. In 2010 and 2012, he also won the Organisation of Social Science Research in East Africa (OSSREA) PhD Research Methodology Training Award.

 

 

 

 

 

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