The 2023 Competence-Based Education Curriculum in Zambia: What does it mean to a Civic Education Teacher?

The 2023 Competence-Based Education Curriculum Framework in Zambia was thoroughly assessed in this study. It represents a significant departure from traditional teaching methods to a more learner-centered, experiential, and skill-based approach. The framework aims to cultivate critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and active community participation as key civic education competencies. By examining the curriculum’s structure, implementation strategies, and stakeholder perspectives, the study highlighted various challenges, including inadequate teacher training, limited resources, and ineffective assessment methods. The study puts forward recommendations to address these issues to maximise the curriculum’s potential to produce well-informed and actively involved citizens capable of contributing to Zambia’s democratic and developmental objectives.