Proposal for a new course of action in education

Abstract

The overall goal of education is also character formation and transformation among others. Furthermore, no subject should be integrated into the school curriculum as an end in itself. Nevertheless, the history of a country and its political missions ought to guide its educational policy and curriculum objectives. The author of this article intends to show that, Religious Education in the secondary school curriculum of Rwanda can play a major role in achieving the intended national goals. He further describes the scope of Religious Education and finally underlines the pertinent question as to whether it is deviating from the nationally intended goals or is in agreement with them. He uses a language of questions because he feels that his personal opinion cannot be absolute and that it is the best way of arousing education leaders’ interests in finding a new or/and alternative course of action.

Key words: Curriculum, policy, objectives, Religious Education