DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2021.v09i08.004

Pages: 363-366

This study assessed the correlation between post war education and curriculum history of secondary schools in Somalia. With the use of descriptive research design, a survey questionnaire and an interview schedule were utilized to garner data which was used to answer the research question on how post war education leads to curriculum history of secondary schools with an aim of developing a new curriculum to address contemporary issues in education such as helping address the current identity crisis in Somalia. The study adopted a descriptive research design with quantitative and qualitative approaches. A sample of 300 respondents were selected using Slovene’s formula. Data was collected using questionnaire and interview guide and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s chi-square statistical test for quantitative data and thematic analysis was used for analyzing qualitative data .The study findings established a significant relationship between post war education and curriculum history in Somalia . The study concluded that post war education has awakened people in Somalia that a relevant curriculum is essential for national development. From the study findings, the researcher recommended that there is a need for a new history curriculum. An integrated thematic instructional model was proposed to deliver a new content and narrative that seeks to develop social cohesion and reconciliation in order to reconstruct national identity in post-conflict Somalia.