Improving the Teaching of Ethics in Tanzania

Ethics is central to human flourishing. Without ethics human wellbeing can rarely be attained. Globally, with developments in scientific research and new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, ethics becomes even more crucial to guide people in their proper deployment. Further, the global economic order and geopolitical landscape are altering dramatically; if not morally guided these unprecedented changes pose a threat to humanity as a whole. Nationally, Tanzania has begun implementing the National Development Vision 2050. For its realisation, ethical leadership of human resource mobilisation and a participating citizenry are key prerequisites. Tanzania’s government has put in place several measures including compulsory moral education at primary and secondary levels. However certain aspects of the curriculum and its delivery need improvement and support. Although Tanzanians may be aware of existing ethical frameworks that are recognised internationally, African ethics would be relevant to their aspirations.

African ethics · AI ethics · curriculum content · Ethical Leadership · ethics education · Eudaimonia · Moral education · Pedagogy · Tanzania · Well-being · African cultural and philosophical studies · Education, Philosophy, and Society · Values and Moral Education