6th Africa Forum, Kampala, Uganda

Panel Chair: Taylor Snook, Project Officer, Perkins, USA.
Curriculum Vitae and Social Inclusion for Holistic Development;

C. M. Mlaponi, Social Inclusion for Development, Tanzania.

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This paper is about curriculum vitae (CV) and social inclusion for holistic development. It combines perceived values of CV, social inclusion and field experiences from regions in Tanzania South. The study involved 30 teachers from nine schools clustered in 4 focus groups, and 4 students, who could not read, write or count despite the long period of time spent in school. In February 2014, all 4 students were referred to DIA-Nandete for skills in reading, writing, counting and social interaction skills. The study revealed that CV pillars can affect “holistic development”. The assumption here is that CV creates gaps between one’s present capabilities and one’s self concept causing pressure by which individuals develop ego defenses against the reality and such constrains or facilitates holistic development.