An evaluation of preparedness of government high schools in the implementation of the competence based curriculum (CBC) in Gweru district, Zimbabwe

Abstract

The study focused on evaluating the preparedness of government high schools in the implantation of the competence based curriculum (CBC) in Gweru district, Zimbabwe. A case study research design was adopted and thematic analysis was used in analysing data. This study sample included three (3) school heads, thirty (30) teachers including the three (3) heads of department from the three schools. Telephone interviews were used to collect data from teachers while face to face interviews were conducted with school heads. All the high schools under study are in the Gweru district, midlands province in Zimbabwe. The findings were that most heads and teachers had positive perceptions as well as positive attitudes towards the implementation of the CBC. However, Gweru government high schools lacked resources such as infrastructure, textbooks and equipment for practical subjects. It was recommended that the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education should improve infrastructure of government schools (including furniture and building labs) and provide adequate water and electricity. The high schools should fund-raise in order to procure learning and teaching materials.

Keywords

• Curriculum
• resources
• implementation
• perception
• attitude
• Sammy King Fai HUI, Curriculum & Instruction, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong