| Institution
Name: |
Institute
of Curriculum Development; ICD. |
| Address:
|
P.O.
Box 35094. Dar Es Salaam. Tel: (255-51) 72765. |
| Country:
|
United
Republic of Tanzania, The. République-Unie de Tanzanie. |
| Contact:
|
Director. |
| Geographical
Coverage: |
national |
| Staff:
|
170;
PROFESSIONALS: 70. |
| Working
Languages: |
English;
French |
| Activities
Undertaken: |
biology
education; chemistry education; physics education; integrated curriculum;
mathematics education; general technical education; health education; training;
educational materials; school industry relationship; rural areas; womens
education; teaching guides. |
| Groups
Covered: |
primary
education; secondary education; post secondary education; teachers pre-service;
teachers in-service; technicians; youth out-of-school; researchers; education
policy planners; teachers associations |
| Publications:
|
Text
books and Teacher's Guides in all subjects (Pre-school, Primary, Secondary
('O' & 'A' level) |
| Periodicals:
|
Tanzania
Education Journal; Studies in Curriculum Development; Eastern and Southern
Africa Curriculum Organization Journal; Kunguru (Kiswahili magazine on Environment)
|
| Organization
of Meetings: |
local;
national; regional; international |
| Additional
Information: |
Improvement
of primary science; introduction of unified science and technology in secondary
schools and teachers' college; introduction of computer science course at
secondary school level; vocationalization of primary school curricula; introduction
of special curricula for talented students in maths, science; exchange visits
and lectureship. International co-operation in improving content and teaching
methods in primary science, (integrated science, technology education, vocationalisation
of the curriculum, computer science); educational technology; twining with
other institutions of education (curriculum development). |