Content analysis of LGCSE Religious Studies syllabus

dc.contributor.authorKurata, Lehlohonolo
dc.contributor.authorMokhetsengoane, Setho John
dc.contributor.authorSelialia, Mampota
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-07T07:36:33Z
dc.date.available2024-06-07T07:36:33Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-07
dc.description.abstractRecently, there has been renewed interest of countries to reform their curriculum in order to promote 21stcentury skills among learners. It is expected too, that subject syllabi should align with the curriculum in promoting such skills. However, most studies in the field of religiousstudies in Lesotho have not focused on the extent to which this subject contributes to the promotion of 21stcentury skills and that prompted the present study. Qualitative Content Analysis was employed to determine the extentto which religiousstudies syllabus promotes 21stcentury skills. Document Analysis was used to analyzeaims of the syllabus to establish different skills which are promoted by each aim. The findings indicated that religiousstudies syllabus aims differ in terms of the degree at which they promote 21stcentury skills. It also appeared that learning and innovation skills are predominantly promoted by the syllabus aims. However, the syllabus’aims seem to shrink from promoting technological skills. As a result, the following suggestions were made; first, the curriculum developers should emphasize all skills equivalently. Additionally, curriculum developers should restructure the curriculum to promote technological skillsen
dc.description.sponsorshipSelfen
dc.identifier.issn2736-4534
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14155/1956
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherEuropean Open Scienceen
dc.subjectCurriculum alignment, LGCSE religious studies, 21stcentury skills.en
dc.titleContent analysis of LGCSE Religious Studies syllabusen
dc.title.alternativeTo what extend does it address the 21st Century skillsen
dc.typeArticleen
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