Global Discourses and Local Practices: Teaching Citizenship and Human Rights in Postgenocide Rwanda

Autor/in	Russell, S. Garnett
Titel	Global Discourses and Local Practices: Teaching Citizenship and Human Rights in Postgenocide Rwanda
Quelle	In: Comparative Education Review, 62 (2018) 3, S.385-408 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-4086
Schlagwörter	Citizenship Education; Civil Rights; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Global Approach; Death; History; Textbooks; Content Analysis; Teaching Methods; National Curriculum; Patriotism; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Rwanda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Globales Denken; Sterbefall; Tod; Todesfall; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Inhaltsanalyse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Patriotismus; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Ruanda
Abstract	In postgenocide Rwanda, education is viewed by the national government as crucial for shaping a new, unified civic identity but also as a tool to address the past genocide. Drawing on Rwanda as a case study, this article analyzes national curriculum documents, school textbooks, and interviews with teachers and students in order to understand the following questions: To what extent does the Rwandan state integrate global rights discourses within the civics curricula and textbooks? How do teachers and student engage with these global discourses in the classroom? I find that while the national civics curriculum intends to inculcate a traditional notion of citizenship, emphasizing patriotism and loyalty to the state, the curriculum also includes global norms oriented toward human rights and global citizenship. However, divergent discourses are evident in the classroom among students and teachers where only some aspects of the global models are embraced. This points to an inherent tension in citizenship education that seeks to address a contentious past by drawing on global models around citizenship and human rights while also promoting national civic values. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01