University Extension Education as a tool for Social Justice Adult Education: A Synthesis Paper on Access, Barriers and Success
Keywords:
Adult educationExtension educationExtra-mural studies Social justice University of Zambia
Abstract
The genesis of university extension education in Zambia is rooted in the history of the University of Zambia (UNZA) in 1966. The mandate to provide extension education was given to the then Department of Extra-Mural Studies (DEMS) current known as the Department of Adult Education and Extension Studies (DAEES). The core business of university extension education is to address the educational needs of the marginalised masses by increasing access to both formal university education and lifelong learning. Nevertheless, the literature indicates that university extension education at UNZA has been under constant threats of being abolished as it has always been perceived as a liability to the institution irrespective of its philosophical underpinning which relates to the third function of universities. The purpose of this paper is to synthesise the literature that focuses on access, barriers and successes of UNZA extension education. Furthermore, it locates a nexus between university extension education and social justice. Finally, the paper concludes as an added voice on the need to sustain the existence of university extension education in ZambiaReferences
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Phiri, D. (2015). Students’ perceptions of instructional techniques used by tutors in the University of Zambia extension education programme in Lusaka District. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, University of Zambia.
Waghid, Z. (2014). Higher education for social justice through sustainable development, economic development and equity”, South African Journal of Higher Education 28(4), 1448-1463.
Anijaobi-Idem, F.M., Berezi, I. U. & Akuegwu, B.A. (2012). Publication culture and effective
University management in Bayelsa and River State, Nigeria, Journal of Research in Peace, Gender and Development, 2(8): 171-175.
Banda, S. (2016). “Needs of the adult learner in university extension education to enhance
sustainable development in Zambia in the twenty-first century”, Journal of Adult Education, 2(2), 35-48.
Bell, L.A. (2007). “Theoretical foundations for social justice education”. In M. Adams, L.A.
Bell, & P. Griffin (Eds.), Teaching for diversity and social justice. NY: Routledge Publishers.
Brighouse H. (2002). “Egalitarian liberalism and justice in education”, Political Quarterly 73(2):
181-90.
Chakanika, W.W., Sichula. K.N., & Luchembe, M. (Eds) (2016). University Extension
Education in Zambia: A Reader. Lusaka: UNZA Printers.
Chakanika, W. W., & Sichula, K.N. (2016). The University of Zambia’s Extension Programmes
is Based on the Felt Needs of the Society: A Fallacy or Reality. A Reader. Lusaka: UNZA Press.
Chakanika, W.W. & Nduna, M. (2016). The dilemma of access to university extension
education. Chapter 6 in University Extension Education in Zambia: A Reader. Lusaka: UNZA Press.
Chakanika, W.W., Sichula, K.N. & Ngambi, S.N. (2016). “In defense of University extension
Education”. Chapter 13 in University Extension Education in Zambia: A Reader. Lusaka: UNZA Press.
Chakanika, W. W., Sichula, K. N., & Sumbwa, P. I. (2019). The adult learning
environment. Journal of Adult Education, 1(1), 14-21.
Chakanika, W.W., Mukumbi, L.,Phiri, D & Zulu, N. (2015). “Extension eduction at the
The University of Zambia”, Zango: Journal of Contemporary Issues, 13.
Chinyimba, N. (2019). Student perception on the quality of the University of Zambia extension
education in Lusaka District. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, University of Zambia.
Das, B.C.H. (2017). Rural development: communication and rural development. Sambalpur:
Odisha State Open University.
Furlong, A. and Cartmel, F. (2009). Higher Education and Social Justice. Maidenhead and New York: The Society for Research into Higher Education &Open University Press.
Glass, R. D. (2009). “Education and the ethics of democratic citizenship”. In M.S, Katz, S. Verducci, S., Biesta, G. (eds) Education, Democracy and the moral life. Dordrecht: Springer. DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-14020-8626-7_2
Imasiku, Y. (2019). Provision of credit programmes by the University of Zambia extension studies in Southern Province: Challenges and prospects. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, University of Zambia.
Kabuya, F. I. 2011. “Development ideas in post-independence: Sub-Saharan Africa”, Journal of
Development and Agricultural Economics, 3(1): 1–6.
Luchembe, M. (2016). “The Roles and Challenges of Extension Education at the University of Zambia”, In W.W, Chakanika, N.K, Sichula & M, Luchembe (eds), University Extension Education in Zambia: A Reader. Lusaka: UNZA Printers, Ch.9.
Mandumbwa, F. (2011). Challenges faced by the University of Zambia Resident Lecturers in the provision of university extension programmes and their possible solutions. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, University of Zambia.
Miller, D. (2003). Principles of social justice. London: Harvard University Press.
Mueller, S. (2016). The meaning of success and how to define success in life. Retrieved on Nov 16, 2019, from http://www.planetofsuccess.com/blog/2010/accomplishment-the-meaning-of-success-and-how-to-define-success-in-life/
Mukumbi, L. (2015). An investigation of challenges inhibiting the community from participation in University Extension Education Credit Programmes in Mongu district of Zambia. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, University of Zambia.
Mulenga, A. (2019). Towards upgrading university extension programmes from diploma to degree level: Stakeholders views, rationale and mode of delivery in Lusaka District. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, University of Zambia.
Mwansa, P.K (2016). “Extension education and its relevance to Zambia”. Chapter 14 in
University Extension Education in Zambia: A Reader. Lusaka: UNZA Press.
Ngambi, S.N. & Chakanika, W.W. (2020a). University Extension Education in Zambia: increasing Opportunities for Human Resource Training and Development, Multidisciplinary Journal of Language and Social Sciences Education, 3(1), 43-58.
Ngambi, S.N. & Chakanika, W.W. (2020b). “The benefits of university extension education to its stakeholders and possible improvements”, Journal of Adult Education, 1(2), 28-38.
Ngambi, S.N. (2013). The benefits of and possible improvements to university extension education in Lusaka Province. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, University of Zambia.
Nieuwenhuis, J. (2010). “Social justice in education today”, Acta Academica, retrieved from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289921510.
Sichula, K.N. (2016). University extension education: historical perspectives, trends and the future. Chapter 2 in University extension education in Zambia: A reader. Lusaka: UNZA Press.
Sichula, N. (2018). Pedagogical practices in non-formal adult literacy classes (Doctoral dissertations, University of Pretoria).
Sichula, K. N. (2018). Functional Adult Literacy Learning Practices and the Attainment of Sustainable Rural Community Development. Multidisciplinary Journal of Language and Social Sciences Education, 1(1), 243-278.
Hornby, A. S., Ashby, M & Wehmeier, S. (2000). Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Phiri, D., Chakanika, W.W., Zulu, N. & Zyambo, T .M. (2017). “The future of extension education offered by the University of Zambia: A hypothetical perspective using existing literature”, International Journal of Advanced Research, 5(7), 1890-1896.
Phiri, D. (2015). Students’ perceptions of instructional techniques used by tutors in the University of Zambia extension education programme in Lusaka District. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, University of Zambia.
Waghid, Z. (2014). Higher education for social justice through sustainable development, economic development and equity”, South African Journal of Higher Education 28(4), 1448-1463.
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