CIVICS COURSE OBJECTIVES
The Civics Course hopes to
achieve the following objectives.
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To promote greater intra and international understanding, appreciation
and preservation of culture, environment and society of Tanzania and the world.
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To promote the people's increased
awareness about individual and civil rights, duties, responsibilities and laws of Tanzania
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To sensitize the people of Tanzania
about their roles in the care,
protection and conservation of the environment and about each citizen’s role
in bringing about and sustaining improved living and working conditions.
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To develop civic
responsibility and active civic participation.
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To give the young people the
opportunity to obtain and analyse information about events which have and
continue to characterize and shape the social, cultural, political, economic and
technological mileau of the Tanzania society and to influence the environment
and life styles of the people.
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To enable the youth to develop into
full human personalities and enable them to
respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, to enhance
understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial and
religious groups and to further the activities of the Organisation of African Unity and of the United Nations
for the Maintanance of peace.
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To promote an understanding of
the ethical and moral principles and values which are desirable for full
and effective membership and participation, by every citizen, in the development
and maintanance of the Tanzanian Society.
As a result of this course,
future generations of Tanzania will
be ready and prepared to accept the challenges of working hard for their
nation’s socio-economic and technological development while at the same time
accepting responsibility and being accountable for mistakes made as well as
being prepared to correct those mistakes for a better future.
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To inculcate in the Tanzania growing
youth positive population / family life attitudes, values and behaviour to
enable her/him contribute effectively to national self reliance and enhance
community and family well-being.
Content Selection and
Organization
The topics
and subtopics in this syllabus have been selected and organized so as to promote
the achievement of the objectives of education and those of this subject.
Particular importance has been directed at the need to
prepare and enable young people to understand their society, to appreciate
Tanzania’s cultural values and traditions, to care for the environment and
know how conditions and ways of life in Tanzania are influenced by the influence
those of other people in other parts of the
world.
Choice and Use of Instructional
and Study Materials
The
teacher of Civics is expected to be well informed and to be in constant
search for information about past, present and future issues which have and
continue to influence our society. This information will be available from
government and other press releases, trends in parliamentary debates, radio an
television broadcasts, discussions and documentaries. The
teacher will be expected to be well read about current affairs and issues
influencing the environment, lifestyles and modes of
thought in society. Daily news papers, journals, periodicals, almanacs,
yearbooks, encyclopedias, recommended and approved teacher resource books and
student study guides from various publishers will altogether make the Civics
teacher comfortable with his or her Civics lesson.
In selecting
instructional and study materials for this course the teacher is expected to
apply his or her academic and professional knowledge and a kills in judging the
suitability of a book. The guidelines given to authors and publishers and the
periodic issuance of lists of approved and recommended books will be a great
help to teachers when selecting books for their classes. Teachers will also be
expected to guide and advise students on how to use books and other textual
materials provided by the school or available in the market or in the class,
school or community libraries to obtain and improve their education.
The students
can also achieve more from lessons, which allow them to make observations and to
do critical analysis of issues and events, if they are also called upon to
participate and help in community work, to recommend ways and means of
protecting the environment and in promoting improved living and working
conditions for all the people.
Assessment of Student Progress
and Perfomance
It is normal
practice for teachers to assess students’ progress and performance on
continuous bases. It will be expected that every teacher will periodically
assess his or her students in order to identify their strengths and weaknesses
and so to help the weak and to encourage the good ones as appropriate.
Assessment of progress and achievement does not only target student progress but
also the effectiveness of the teacher’s method and teaching styles. In this
way the teacher will be alerted about his or her need to improve the method in
use or to replace or argument them with other methods and styles. The teacher
will also be enabled by assessment results to make recommendations, which can be
used to improve the design and content of the curriculum.
At the end
of Form IV the students will be expected to do an overall achievement
examination intended to determine the extent to which the objectives of
education and the civics course have been attained. This examination will also
serve as a means of identifying the themes, topics and sub-topic which need
further improvement in the syllabus. Improvements in this and similar syllabuses
can be achieved through participation by every teacher, publisher , parent and
citizen in recommending modifications with due consideration of available
instructional time for this subject.
Instructional Time
Two periods
per week have been set for Civic Education. The teacher is advised to make
maximum use of the allocated time. Lost instructional time should be compensated
through the teacher’s own arrangement with the school administration.
FORM ONE
1. OUR NATION
a.
The Founding and Sovereignty of Tanzania
b.
Composition of the Activities of Tanzania Society
c.
Labour in National Development
d.
Institutions in National Development
2.
HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP
a. Human Rights
b. Individual Rights
c. Rights and responsibilities of
special groups
d. Limitation of Human Rights
e. Responsible Citizenship in Tanzania
