Faculty of Education: Recent submissions
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Measuring the impact of HIV and AIDS on agricultural production in Botswana
(Botswana College of Agriculture; http://www.bca.bw/Research/bojaasBca/Bojass_JournalsIndex1.htm, 2007-01)With an estimated 38% of the sexually active population infected, Botswana has one of the highest prevalence rates of HIV and AIDS. Since HIV and AIDS affect the most productive section of the population, it is expected ... -
Weight control perception among female adolescents in Botswana
(AFAHPER-SD; see http://www.ajol.info/journal_index.php?jid=153, 2000-10)This study examined the weight control perception and the factors associated with it among female adolescents in Gaborone, Botswana. The subjects were two hundred and twenty 15-17 year-old students from five Community ... -
Nutrition-infection interactions
(AFAHPER-SD; see http://www.ajol.info/journal_index.php?jid=153, 1998)Nutrition and health are closely related to each other. Adequate nutrition leads to good or normal health. The focus of this paper is on the interaction of, and relationships between, nutrition and infection (as a health aspect). -
Factors affecting prevalence of malnutrition among children under three years of age in Botswana
(Rural Outreach Program (ROP) www.ropkenya.org; http://www.ajfand.net/Index.html, 2006)Malnutrition affects physical growth, morbidity, mortality, cognitive development, reproduction, and physical work capacity, and it consequently impacts on human performance, health and survival. It is an underlying ... -
Effect of traditional Sudanese processing of kisra bread and hulu-mur drink on their thiamine, riboflavin and mineral contents
(Elsevier; www.elsevier.com/locate/foodchem, 1999)The effect of fermentation, germination and heating on the levels of thiamine, riboflavin and some mineral elements was studied in Sudanese kisra bread and hulu-mur drink prepared from the two sorghum cultivars dabar and ... -
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 ... -
Production and evaluation of weaning foods based on sorghum and legumes
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Netherlands http://www.springerlink.com/content/t218k71qq13p5476/, 1999-03)Five weaning formulations (F1-F5) based on sorghum, groundnuts, sesame seeds, chickpeas, and skim milk powder were processed by a twin-roller drum dryer and evaluated for composition, functional properties (bulk density, ... -
Peer Victimization in Schools: Response from Botswana
(Kamla Raj; http://www.krepublishers.com/, 2005)This study made an investigation of the nature of peer victimization and its causes and effects on its victims. The investigation was carried out in six primary and twelve secondary schools in Botswana using questionnaires ... -
Predictors of food variety and dietary diversity among older persons in Botswana
(Elsevier; www.elsevier.com/locate/nut, 2005)Objective: We investigated whether food variety and diversity are associated with physical and cognitive functioning in older adults in Botswana and designed a simple set of screening questions that predict food variety ... -
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 ... -
Students' effective use of the library as an Information Resource Centre - a case of Senior Secondary Schools in Botswana
(Librarians of Institutes & Schools in Education (LISE); http://www2.worc.ac.uk/lise/, 2005)This paper investigated the extent to which secondary school students make use of school libraries. It pursued this objective by first looking at the history of libraries; the concept of a library and the important role ... -
Teacher professional development for the new school improvement: Botswana
(Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group; http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/TF/02601370.html, 2006-11)This article focused on the training needs of serving teachers for the enhancement of school performances. It sought to achieve this by involving a selected group of teachers and head teachers in the completion of a ... -
Students' Behaviour Problems are Rooted in the Family - Parents to be Held Liable
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises; http://www.krepublishers.com/, 2007)This article argues that a child's behaviour is influenced mainly by its family background and as such the parent should take full responsibility and accountability for the child's behaviour at school. The proposition ... -
The use of research and theory in English language teaching in Botswana secondary schools
(Carfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis Group. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713415834, 2005-03)The purpose of this study was to establish the usage of research and theory in the teaching of English language in secondary schools in Botswana. Altogether 100 questionnaires were administered in 19 secondary schools. The ... -
Boarding Schools as Perpetrators of Students' Behaviour Problems
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises; http://www.krepublishers.com/, 2006)This paper examined and discussed the nature of problems boarding schools in Botswana experience. The focus was on the boys' side of boarding. The paper argued that if the recreational facilities in boarding schools were ... -
Educational research within postcolonial Africa: a critique of HIV/AIDS research in Botswana
(International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education; Taylor & Francis [ http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09518398.asp ], 2005-11)This paper uses the postcolonial lens to highlight that mainstream research in postcolonial societies still ignores, marginalizes and suppresses other knowledge systems and ways of knowing. The marginalization of local ...