Abstract
Civics and ethical education has been introduced in to Ethiopian school curriculum during the period of emperor
Haile Sillassie I as a separate disciple. Since then, the name and the content vary from regime to regime. The change
indicates as the subject is used as a tool, i.e., indoctrination for the different regimes. Moral education (during the
period emperor Haile Sillassie I) was used to preach about the monarchy rather than talking about citizens’ rights.
Derg’s political education was used to inculcate socialist ideology. In the post 1991 FDRE government, Civics was
first introduced then Ethics was added. In this period, though the contents seem universal, at face value, the details
are imbued by indoctrination. The control by the government in curriculum development and book preparation
signifies the intention of the government to use the subject for its’ instrumental value. It is intended to foster obedience
to regime norms not for critical engagement.
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Niguse Mandefero Alene (Mr.)
Lecturer, Bahirdar University, Bahirdar, Ethiopia Received:15th November, 2019; Accepted:28th December, 2019; Published: 19th January,2020
Received: 18-11-2019, Accepted: 29-12-2019, Published Online: 09-01-2020