Decolonisation and Democratisation in Namibian Teacher Education: Practitioner Research and Reflections (Routledge Research in Teacher Education)

Building on the 1999 work of Kenneth Zeichner and Lars Dahlström, this timely volume provides first-hand accounts as well as both empirical and theoretical case studies on how teacher education is being operationalized in postcolonial Namibia, working to decolonise and democratise the Namibian educational system at all levels.Chapters are comprehensive in approach, offering accounts of decolonisation and democratisation of teacher education during the period immediately after the country’s political independence from apartheid South Africa; contemporary issues of quality in terms of curriculum, pedagogy and epistemology; and how to cultivate sustainable and lasting resilience to mitigate further disruptive events such as the pandemic.Ultimately recognising Namibia’s role as an exemplar for other postcolonial countries, given its status as a stable postcolonial democracy, the book provides a blueprint for how to develop education policy and curriculum for a truly equitable education sys