Roles of Traditional Leaders in Adult Education & Development in Zambia: A Critical Overview
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Keywords: Adult Education, Traditional Authority, Traditional Leaders, Adult Learning, Development.Abstract
The study had its background from the realization that little was known about aspects of the role of traditional leaders in adult education and development in Zambia. Basically, traditional leaders have a definite role to play at national, provincial and local levels of Zambian Government. At national and provincial levels, they should be more involved in the formulation and decision-making process regarding policy and planning. At local level their function is to see to the proper implementation of policy and planning, especially regarding development in their relevant areas. In district or rural councils where more than two traditional authorities are present, forums should be established to assist with the formulation of policy, decision-making and planning at local level. Another opinion was that since the rendering of services is the function of local government, traditional authorities are not to be involved in the actual implementation of development projects. The traditional authorities and their communities are, however, to be consulted in this regard. The principle that government should be brought closer to the people at grassroots level is also included in the study. The methodology employed was the extensive literature review focusing on relevant work conducted by experts in traditional leadership, adult education and development; this desktop study was supplemented by the author ‘s practical experiences of working in villages led by traditional leaders and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). The objective of this research paper was to acquire an understanding of the traditional leadership roles in adult education and development in Zambia.
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