The Origins and development of Education in zambia contains a selection of reading from published material.The Readings ,Supported by Editorial notes ,highlight some key aspects of the background to education in Zambia to Help readers understand major factors that over the years influenced educational development in the country. The Publication in one Volume of the selected readings make it possible any person interested in education development in zambia to have easy access to a very wide range of relevant reference materials,whose search would otherwise be either time -consuming or geographically ,difficult to access.Although this book answers to specific need of students of educational teacher training colleges and universities in zambia the book should prove invaluable to a wider audience of educational practitioners,academics and policy makers