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Nation building in Mozambique : an assessment of the secondary school teachers’ placement scheme, 1975 – 1985
Dissertation (M (Social Science in Sociology))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/27897 Nation building in Mozambique : an assessment of the secondary school teachers’ placement scheme, 1975 – 1985 Neocosmos, Michael memabunda@yahoo.com Mabunda, Moises Eugenio Education Ethnic effects Ethnic group Ethnicity Nation construction in mozambique Teachers Teachers born in the south Teachers born in the north Teachers born in the centre Placement practice Social effects Secondary school/education teachers’ Secondary school/education teachers’ placement pol Province of birth Secondary school/education teachers Practice of secondary school/education placement Policy of secondary school/education placement Political effects Nation Nation-state Nation building Nation construction Nation formation Nation building in mozambique Nation formation in mozambique Government of mozambique Cultural effects ‘centro 8 de março’ UCTD Dissertation (M (Social Science in Sociology))--University of Pretoria, 2006. This study analyses the practice implemented by the government of Mozambique immediately after independence, from 1975 to 1985, of placing secondary school teachers around the country. Such practice consisted of putting teachers born in the south of the country to teach either in the central, or in the northern region, on the one hand; on the another, those who were born in the centre of the country were being placed to work or in the south, or in the north; and those born in the north were being sent to teach in the central or southern part of the country. The government’s arguments in so doing were to mould a nation. The study explores whether this practices was a deliberate policy. The presupposition that it may have been a formal policy comes from the fact that during the struggle for the liberation of Mozambique, the then movement leading the war, Frelimo, had as its guiding principle to ‘kill the tribe for the nation to be born’; so people from different regions of the country were compelled to work closely together in every activity of the movement. The theoretical framework includes a discussion of the concepts of ‘ethnic group’, ‘nation’, ‘nationalism’ and ‘nation-state’. Throughout the literature review, the way nations have been historically constituted worldwide, the way African leaders tried to build their nations, the philosophy behind the idea of ‘nation-states’ they developed are discussed at length. Given that education has been considered as a key pillar to achieve this specific end, the contribution of this sector to the processes of building a nation is brought to the fore. The study is a qualitative analysis and exploratory in essence. Fifty persons – including high ranking officials and teachers – who designed and implemented or were involved in the practice, were interviewed as the main foundation of the research. The outcomes of the analysis as well as the analogy itself are multidisciplinary. It concludes that the practice was not a policy in the classical meaning, that is a core of written principles and practices approved by a competent social institution and followed in a certain community, it existed only in speeches. Secondly, that in fact the practice contributed to the nation building process, people involved in it gained awareness of the vastness and ethnic diversity of the country. Finally, it reveals that de facto the policy had unintended interpretations. Given that the majority of the people sent throughout the country were southerners – something which the headmasters of the practice apparently were not aware of –, the unbalance of educated cadres that began during the colonial period were simply perpetuated and not critically addressed. As a result, “Southern dominance” in the administration of the country (in this instance the education system) provided the basis for dissatisfaction in other areas of the country. The study agrees with Connor (1990) that nation-building is a process, and concludes that Mozambique is on the road to nation formation, to which the practice contributed to a considerable degree. Sociology unrestricted 2013-09-07T12:34:13Z 2005-09-12 2013-09-07T12:34:13Z 2004-11-17 2006-09-12 2005-09-12 Dissertation Mabunda, M 2004, Nation building in Mozambique : an assessment of the secondary school teachers’ placement scheme, 1975 – 1985, M dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27897 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27897 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09122005-142414/ © 2004, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Education Ethnic effects Ethnic group Ethnicity Nation construction in mozambique Teachers Teachers born in the south Teachers born in the north Teachers born in the centre Placement practice Social effects Secondary school/education teachers’ Secondary school/education teachers’ placement pol Province of birth Secondary school/education teachers Practice of secondary school/education placement Policy of secondary school/education placement Political effects Nation Nation-state Nation building Nation construction Nation formation Nation building in mozambique Nation formation in mozambique Government of mozambique Cultural effects ‘centro 8 de março’ UCTD Nation building in Mozambique : an assessment of the secondary school teachers’ placement scheme, 1975 – 1985 |
| title | Nation building in Mozambique : an assessment of the secondary school teachers’ placement scheme, 1975 – 1985 |
| title_full | Nation building in Mozambique : an assessment of the secondary school teachers’ placement scheme, 1975 – 1985 |
| title_fullStr | Nation building in Mozambique : an assessment of the secondary school teachers’ placement scheme, 1975 – 1985 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nation building in Mozambique : an assessment of the secondary school teachers’ placement scheme, 1975 – 1985 |
| title_short | Nation building in Mozambique : an assessment of the secondary school teachers’ placement scheme, 1975 – 1985 |
| title_sort | nation building in mozambique an assessment of the secondary school teachers placement scheme 1975 1985 |
| topic | Education Ethnic effects Ethnic group Ethnicity Nation construction in mozambique Teachers Teachers born in the south Teachers born in the north Teachers born in the centre Placement practice Social effects Secondary school/education teachers’ Secondary school/education teachers’ placement pol Province of birth Secondary school/education teachers Practice of secondary school/education placement Policy of secondary school/education placement Political effects Nation Nation-state Nation building Nation construction Nation formation Nation building in mozambique Nation formation in mozambique Government of mozambique Cultural effects ‘centro 8 de março’ UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27897 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09122005-142414/ |