Authors: Jack Chanda Mwale
Abstract: At the time of independence from Britain in 1964, the educational system in Zambia was racially segregated and heavily biased against Africans. However, since Zambia got independence, it’s education system has seen great change. With the coming in of the 2023 reformed educational curriculum our education system will be equal to that of the western world although it will take a lot of time to reach their level. This is because there are some hiccups in the implementation of our reformed curriculum. This paper briefly reviews the weakness of the 2023 reformed curriculum to the education system: a case study of Four (4) selected Secondary Schools in Mbala District of Northern Province in Zambia. The research has discussed successes and failures in program implementation as evidenced by challenges faced by various institutions within the ministry of education. Other factors contributing to problems with the successful implementation of educational policies have been a poor economy, inadequate supply of teachers above the primary level, problems with curriculum relevance, and an entrenched debate about the merits of English language versus native language teaching.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19876442
