Research articles (Dept of Languages & Social Sciences Education): Recent submissions
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What contribution can senior citizens make towards the economic and social development of Botswana?
(African Education Research Network, http://www.ncsu.edu/aern/, 2006-12)Senior citizens (pensioners) have been known by society to be people who have exhausted their worth and wealth of expertise and knowledge and for that matter have no role to play or have no further contribution to make ... -
Introduction: socioeconomic development in Botswana
(African Journals Online, http://www.ajol.info/index.php/jsda/index, 2011-01)An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses, key issues related to Botswana's socio-economic development policies and practices including the importance of cultural heritage, the concept of national dress ... -
Globalization and the nation-state: sovereignty and state welfare in jeopardy
(David Publishing Company, http://www.davidpublishing.com, 2011-07)This paper addresses the fact that although globalization cannot be resisted by the nation-state, it is often confronted by mixed reactions from both the GN (Global North) and the GS(Global South). The essay charges that ... -
Exploring citizenship education: cultural study curriculum in Botswana
(David Publishing, http://www.davidpublishing.com/, 2012-03)The research project presented here examined the concept of citizenship education in the context of cultural studies in Botswana’s lower primary level which is from standard one to four. Cultural studies as a discipline ... -
Educating for democratic engagement in Botswana's democracy: challenges of promoting democratic education
(African Journals Online, http://www.ajol.info/index.php/jsda/index, 2011)In order for democracy to be sustained in any state, it is fundamentally crucial that the education system should teach citizens about democracy and how to participate in the democratic process. Participation in the ... -
Bilingual education: meeting the challenges of diversity in Botswana
(Nordic Association of African Studies, http://www.njas.helsinki.fi/, 2008)This paper reviews the role of language in addressing issues of instruction and diversity towards the achievement of the aims of basic education in Botswana. It also examines the role of the mother tongue in instruction ... -
Some key issues in African traditional education
(McGill University, Faculty of Education, http://www.mcgill.ca/education/, 2002)Against a background discussion of the concept and general purpose of education, this article examines some key issues in African traditional education, namely its philosophical foundations, content and methods, strengths ... -
African literature: Matshoba's "call me not a man"
(National Council of Teachers of English, http://www.ncte.org/, 1990-12)Suggests using Mtutuzeli Matshoba's "Call Me Not a Man" as the central text in a unit on oppression to help students understand and make them better able to respond to oppression. Provides key questions for structuring the ... -
Using focus group interviews to research adolescents' beliefs and perceptions of sex, sexuality, HIV and AIDS in educational settings: methodological successes and challenges
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2011-06)The paper draws attention to the relationship between the research process and the production of knowledge on adolescent sexual behaviours and HIV and HIV and AIDS issues by adolescents in Botswana schools. Within this ... -
Sociolinguistic research and academic freedom in Malawi: past and current trends
(Southern African Comparative and History of Education Society (SACHES). http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_sare.html, 2006-10)During the first 30 years of Malawi’s independence (1964-1994), the country was under President Hastings Kamuzu Banda’s one-party authoritarian rule. In line with Banda’s nation-building ideology, Malawi pursued the ... -
The challenges for teachers in the teaching of topics associated with Botswana's "Vision 2016"
(Caddo Gap Press, http://www.caddogap.com, 2009)The world is a diverse ecosystem where humans and the environment must interact and live in harmony. In order to keep any society going, either at the national or global level, the importance of having visions for the ... -
No easy walk to linguistic freedom: a ritique of language planning during south Africa's first decade of democracy
(Nordic Association of African Studies. http://www.njas.helsinki.fi, 2006)In 1994, South Africans of all races and political parties took part in the first democratic elections. The election and inauguration of Nelson Mandela as the first black president marked the beginning of a new era - an ... -
The path so far: introducing moral education in Botswana senior secondary schools
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2012-06)This study investigated the classroom practices of moral education (ME) teachers in three (3) of the ten (10) Botswana senior secondary schools that are piloting the curriculum. The aim of the study was to gain insight ... -
The politics of language and nation building in Zimbabwe
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals, 2010-12)Finex Ndhlovu’s The politics of language and nation building in Zimbabwe is a product of his doctoral research project. The book, which is a welcome contribution to scholarly debates on nation building in multilingual and ... -
An investigation into the status of the teaching and learning of the concept of democracy at the junior secondary school level in Botswana
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals, 2010-07)This paper identifies the aims and contents directly linked to the teaching and learning of the concept of democracy at the junior secondary school level in Botswana. It examines the perceived extent to which the objectives ... -
Denigrating the local, glorifying the foreign: Malawian language policies in the era of African Renaissance
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals, 2010-12)Malawi's Vision 2020 document, a national document that serves as a vehicle to project a future for a more developed, secure and democratically mature nation, laments the tendency of Malawians to denigrade local products ... -
National policies on pregnancy in education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Botswana
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals, 2002)The article critiques pregnancy policies in the education systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Policies discussed are divided into expulsion, re-entry and continuation policies. Arguing from the standpoint of theories of oppression, ... -
Democratizing education for the enhancement of education for sustainable development: a challenge in Botswana
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2010-10)This paper registers that there is a strong relationship between the prevailing global discourse on Education for Sustainable Development and Democracy in Education. As such, in order for any nation to be seen to be having ... -
Mainstreaming environment and sustainability issues in institutions of higher education: the case of the University of Botswana
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2010-06)Environment and sustainability issues are contemporary in educational innovations in institutions of higher education particularly in their core business regarding teaching, research and community engagement. The introduction ... -
Sources of positive stereotypes: perspectives of junior secondary students in Botswana
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2011-03)This paper focused on the positive stereotypes junior secondary school students have of nationalities outside Africa. In addition, the paper examined the sources of the positive stereotypes as perceived by the students ...