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DOIONLINE Publish In |
International Journal of Management and Applied Science (IJMAS)-IJMAS |
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Issue |
Volume-4,Issue-2 ( Feb, 2018 ) | |||||||||
Paper Title |
Managing Curriculum Politics of Responsiveness in a Cameroonian University | |||||||||
Author Name |
Kehdinga George Fomunyam, Simon Bheki Khoza | |||||||||
Affilition |
Durban University of Technology University of KwaZulu-Natal | |||||||||
Pages |
49-57 | |||||||||
Abstract |
Curriculum content is the life-wire of every educational program without which no meaningful knowledge construction process can take place. Content in higher education helps shape the students and their academic life as well as give them direction in the society as they graduate. From this perspective, it is therefore vital to explore the content of higher education courses to understand what is being taught and why in the bid to ensure that these courses are in line with contextual realities and the vision of the nation. To achieve this, this paper was crafted as a qualitative case study of three literature modules taught in a Cameroon university. Data was generated using semi-structured interviews, document analysis and observation. Pateman’s theory of ideology was used to give meaning to the data. Two major themes emerged from the data generated; resistance to change through praise singing and advocates change of change in leadership. The analysis of these themes reveal that lecturers selected content based on their ideological and political stance in the society. While the one resisted change through what they teach, the other advocated for change in the same manner. The paper concludes with three key recommendations first, educational integrity and moral commitment are vital for the sustenance of the higher education sector in any nation. Secondly, higher education stakeholders must differentiate between their moral and intellectual responsibility to train students who would lead the nation to a better future and the quest to satisfy their present needs. Finally, curriculum developers, content selectors, lecturers, researchers, university management, higher education governing bodies and quality assurance entities must work hand in hand for the sustainability of the higher education system. Keywords - Curriculum, Cameroonian university, ideology, lecturers, literature. | |||||||||
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