ABSTRACT
The field of curriculum studies is underdeveloped in southern Africa. There are few curriculum scholars and, therefore, relatively little research, theory, and writing about the curriculum. The curriculum scholarship that does exist tends to be dominated by visiting professors, international consultants, or masters’ and doctoral students from mainly Europe and North America, giving a particular slant to the writings that emerge from this region of the world. Despite the dearth of curriculum scholarship generally, and especially scholarship produced by indigenous writers, what has been written nevertheless makes a critical contribution to curriculum writing in education. The purpose of this short record of curriculum scholarship in Namibia and Zimbabwe is to both describe the emergent curriculum scholarship from these two countries and assess its significance for curriculum thought elsewhere in the world.
