Adapting Fadel’s Four-Dimensional Education Model in Teaching and Learning Civic Education In 21st Century Zambia

Abstract

This study focused on contextualizing Charles Fadel’s four-dimensional model of education to teaching and learning Civic Education in secondary schools in of the 21 st century Zambia. The study confirmed the importance of Fadel’s four-dimensional model of education in teaching and learning Civic Education in secondary schools in the 21 st century in Zambia. All the four interlinked educational components in the model are crucial in teaching and learning of Civic Education in secondary schools. The study recommends the review of Civic Education curriculum course that secondary school teacher training institutions offer in colleges and universities in Zambia to incorporate the 21 st teaching and learning methods as espoused in the four-dimensional education model; and the need to periodically review how methods used in teaching and learning Civic Education help prepare learners for civic agency, give them confidence to vote, and engage with their communities voluntarily as these are the tenets of the 21 st teaching and learning of this epoch. Key Terms: Civic Education, Teaching, learning, four-dimensional, and education. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/13-33-15 Publication date: November 30 th 2022