A second paper presented at the Human Development and Capability Association Conference in Athens- Greece.

1. Citizenship education and
Human Capabilities
formation: A case study in
two Zimbabwean Teachers'
colleges
Tendayi Marovah
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2. Presentation outline
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Emerging
Themes
Research
design
Theoretical
Framework
Literature
review
Background
of the study
Aim of the
study

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Aim
The study explores the role of National and
Strategic Studies (NASS) in the teacher education
curriculum in securing human capabilities and
promoting human development for critical
democratic citizenship.
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4. Background to the study
Local and international context.
Problem statement – controversy generated by the
introduction of NASS centred on the contested
content of citizenship education, the role of HE in
forming citizens, the type of citizens to be formed.
Significance:
1) Contributes to international literature in citizenship
education studies in HE.
2) Innovatively explores this from a capabilities and human
development perspective.
3) Original in exploring the Zimbabwean context.
4) Recommendations for policy and practices regarding the
teaching of NASS in tertiary institutions in Zimbabwe.

5.  Sen’s five instrumental freedoms.
Literature on citizenship education applying the
CA e.g. McCowan and Unterhalter, Walker and
Loots.
Application of Sen’s five instrumental freedoms by
Crosbie, Pearce, Alkire
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Literature review

6. Theoretical framework
The Capability
Approach
Humanist
Ethical individualism
Public deliberations
Critical thinking
Agency
Heterogeneity
Public good
The philosophy of
Ubuntu/ Unhuism
Humanist
Communitarian
Consensus
Critical thinking
Common good

7. Research design
Qualitative Research, Case study,
Phenomenological and interpretative.
Two teachers colleges.
Sampling technique.
Rigour:
1) prolonged engagement
2) member checking,
3) thick description of data triangulation
Ethical considerations

8. Emerging Themes
Fear and its effects on the formation of citizenship
capabilities.
Citizenship identities.
1) Good/ Bad citizen
2) Patriotic
3) Responsible citizen
Pedagogical arrangements in Citizenship education
in the teachers colleges and democratic citizenship.
Citizenship as advancing the common good
(Ubuntu).

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The End
Thank You
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