History Education in Africa: Research, Perspectives and Practices

This collection brings together African scholars in Africa and the diaspora to contribute to the scholarly debates about critical issues in history teaching and learning in African schools. The book seeks to fill the gap in knowledge on African history, associated pedagogies and practices and its consequent effects on research and the declining popularity of history in African Schools. Specifically, the volume seeks to (a) examine current trends and practices in history education in African schools, (b) unveil the challenges and subtleties of teaching the next generation of teachers and students, and (c) examine classroom practices and opportunities for engagement with historical concepts in African schools. The book will add a much-needed African voice to the international history education literature and contribute to strengthening the place of history teaching and learning in Africa.

Gideon Boadu is a Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy at RMIT University, Australia. Gideon has teaching and research interests in curriculum and pedagogy, history education, and teacher education. His research focuses on teacher disciplinary reasoning, pedagogical reasoning, and classroom practice, including how teachers enact and transact the official curriculum. Gideon’s teaching and research span ten years across the Australian and Ghanaian contexts. He has published widely in the field of history education in various journals. He is the co-editor of Perspectives and practices of teaching and teacher education in Africa.

Charles Adabo Oppong is an Associate Professor in History Education at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. His primary research areas of interest include history education, curriculum implementation and evaluation. Charles is the author of several research papers in reputable journals. He is also a senior research fellow and doubles as the education expert at Research Trust in Ghana. Charles has presented papers at international conferences on History Education and other education related fields. He has also undertaken several consultancy assignments for local and international organisations including T-TEL, National Teaching Council, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), among others. Charles received his Bachelor of Education in Arts and M.Phil from University of Cape Coast, and his Doctorate from UNISA, South Africa.