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Breastfeeding in Botswana: Practices, Attitudes, Patterns, and the Socio-cultural Factors Affecting Them
(Oxford University Press; http://tropej.oxfordjournals.org/, 2002-08)
A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in four randomly selected districts of Botswana. Two study sites were chosen in each district. Four hundred households with children under 3 years old were enrolled into ...
An investigation into democratic practices in Botswana primary schools
(North West University; http://www.puk.ac.za/opencms/export/PUK/html/fakulteite/opvoed/educ/Reviewed_artikels.html, 2007-11-29)
This paper reports the findings of a research study conducted among 64 undergraduate inservice
teachers at primary schools in Botswana. It uses the qualitative research method
to examine and discuss the different leadership ...
How the scriptures constrain the gender mainstreaming process
(Kamla - Raj Enterprises, http://www.krepublishers.com, 2008-11)
This paper argues that much as the gender mainstreaming process was a noble venture, the cross-cutting nature of the gender mainstreaming was not fully understood and appreciated by some very powerful and influential sectors ...
Cultural dimensions of sexuality: empowerment challenge for HIV/AIDS prevention in Botswana
(UNESCO. http://www.unesco.org, 2004)
This paper argues that sex has to be analyzed and understood from a sociological perspective because sex in itself has a social function. A phenomenological study that was carried out among five ethnic groups of Botswana ...
Globalization and lifelong education: reflection on some challenges for Africa
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals, 2000-05)
The global phenomenon called globalization frequently offers justifications for socio-economic
and political actions aimed at bringing rapidly into fruition the "Global Village" which Marshall McLuhan had anticipated ...
Code-switching in Botswana history classrooms in the decade of education for sustainable development
(Routledge http://www.informaworld.com, 2009-07)
Education is an important vehicle for the achievement of overall sustainable development. Moreover, international organisations have encouraged governments around the world to work towards achieving education for all. The ...
Teachers’ strategies of teaching primary school mathematics in a second language: a case of Botswana
(Elsevier, http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/homepage.cws_home, 2005-11)
This paper reports the results of a study of primary school mathematics teaching in northern Botswana in order to highlight the strategies teachers use in bi/multilingual classrooms. Questionnaire and interview data ...
Instructional leadership for quality learning: an assessment of the impact of the primary school management development project in Botswana
(SAGE Publications. http://ema.sagepub.com, 2008)
A descriptive study using questionnaires was conducted in 2004 to assess the effectiveness of instructional leadership displayed by primary school management teams following the implementation of the Primary School Management ...
Enhancing Botswana children’s environmental knowledge, attitudes and practices through the school civic clubs
(IJESE, http://www.ijese.com, 2008-07)
An intervention study was set up through the School Civic Clubs to improve Botswana Children’s environmental knowledge, attitudes and practices. The underlying assump-tion in using this informal approach was based on the ...
Improving commitment to basic education for the minorities in Botswana: a challenge for policy and practice
(Elsevier Ltd. http://www.sciencedirect.com, 2008-07)
This paper is part of a study that assessed the level of commitment of primary schools of remote area dwellers (RADs) to basic education between October 2004 and April 2005. The research question focused on the level of ...