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An Investigation of History Teaching in Ethiopian Senior Secondary Schools: Historical Perspective and Current StatuB
(Addis Ababa University, 1992-06) Fisseha, Abebe; Desta, Azeb (PhD)
The study was conducted to investigate the teaching of history with respect to four associated problema, viz., the basic reasoning for the placement of history in the senior secondary school curriculum, the practices and processes o£ syllabus development, the teaching strategies, methods and techniques, and the teaching materials used both in t he past and the present. To this end both historical and descriptive survey research techniques were employed. The historical research attempted to investigate what happened and why it happened in a definite chronological period. It indicated trends, de~elo-pments, phases_lor p.arspec_LLves o£_ past--h..ist-ory_ teaching in Ethiopian senior secondary schools. Main findings of the historical study were: (i) The inclusion of history in the senior secondary school curriculum was a concomitant development with the beginning of secondary education in the country;