Civic education : A case study for Norway and Zambia

Abstract

SUMMARY The researchers of this paper all come from Zambia many miles away from Norway. They were born, raised and educated in Zambia. This research or topic of research is conceived on the basis of two countries‟ different cultures. Therefore, wish to find out about Civic education as a subject in both Norwegian and Zambian schools. Their research will focus on the following areas; - Perception of the subject; - Historical background of the subject both in Norway and Zambia; - Subject content in Norway and Zambia; - Methods used to teach the subject in both countries; learning theories that Civic Education is based upon and; - The challenges teachers of civic Education face as they teach the subject. The essence of this approach is basically to compare and contrast seeing that these are two countries with different cultures. So the researchers wish to know what the subject is and how it is taught. To do this, the researchers will use different tools which will include; - Looking at the existing literature: the essence of existing literature is to see what educationalists have said about the subject itself. - The other tool is the interview which will offer the opportunity to gather up-to-date information as to what is obtaining on the ground concerning the subject. - The researchers will also use observation (or field notes) as another tool to gather information for the paper. This paper shall seek to present data which will be based upon the results of the researchers‟ literature review, interview and observations that be made. The observations that will be presented about the Zambian situation will be based on the researchers‟ experiences