Module: EDU5112-20 Zambian Fieldwork with Reference to Education

Level: 5

Credit Value: 20

Module Tutor: Tingting Yuan

Module Tutor Contact Details: t.yuan@bathspa.ac.uk

1. Brief description and aims of module:

You must either take this module or EDU5112-20 Zambia Fieldwork, with Reference to Education as a required part of your award. The British South African Company (BSAC) who ruled Zambia (known as North Western and North Eastern Rhodesia) until 1924, believed there was little purpose in educating Africans as it would not contribute to the territory’s economic development. As a result, there was little attempt to educate the Zambia population until it established independence in 1964.

Despite sizable growth in post-colonial primary and secondary school enrolment, Zambia’s education system suffered greatly during the structural adjustment programmes that were imposed on the country in the 1980s. Today, provision is patchy with a marked difference between rural and urban areas and significant differences between private, government and community schools.

In this module, you will use various political documents, such as policy texts and speeches, to consider the conditions under which the Zambian education system operates. You will consider the role that national and international actors (such as private companies and non-governmental organisations) play in shaping Zambian education. Furthermore, you will consider the implications of the current arrangements, particularly with reference to social justice.

To ensure students are able to complete this module alongside modules that require fieldwork, this module will follow a pattern of delivery commensurate with the required* module Zambia Fieldwork, with reference to Education.

2.Outline syllabus

• Introduction to the Zambian context

• Introduction to critical discourse analysis

• Ideology and power

• Developing a corpus

• Analysing texts

3.Teaching and learning activities

• Historical background to Zambia (lectures/seminars)

• Identifying key players in Zambian education (lecture/seminar)

• Using critical discourse analysis (Online and seminar activities)

• Evaluating texts to construct a corpus (seminar lecture)

Assessment Item 1:

• Assessment Type: Course Work

• Description: Analysis of texts (2500 word equivalent)

• % Weighting: 50%

Assessment Item 2:

• Assessment Type: Course Work

• Description: Write up of critical discourse analysis (2500 words)

• % Weighting: 50%