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Children living in violent families: Implications for social work in Botswana
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, www.thuto.org/pula/html/, 2000)
Based on a recognition that men's abuse of women has an impact on children, there is much that social
work can do to address the problem of children living with domestic violence. Using findings of a study
on children's ...
Relentless Colonialism: the case of the Remote Area Development Programme (RADP) and the Basarwa in Botswana
(Cambridge University Press, http://www.cambridge.org/journals/journal_catalogue.asp?mnemonic=MOA, 2004-08)
Colonial processes continue to dominate many Indigenous peoples development programmes in countries around the world. This paper examines some of the underlying factors that contribute to continued failure in the implementation ...
Personnel transfers: experiences of Batswana teachers
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2004)
This article analyses the findings of a study conducted to investigate the effects of teacher transfers onfamily
well-being. While much concern has been raised about the trauma of transfers on families, this is the ...
Poverty eradication in Botswana: Towards the realisation of vision 2016
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2004)
Economic growth is usually recognized as a vital factor in poverty eradication. Thus, with the excellent
performance of Botswana's economy over the years, observers had hoped that poverty in the country would
decline ...
Property issues in the dissolution of marriages: experiences of some divorced mothers in Botswana
(Botswana Society, http://www.botsoc.org.bw, 2003)
Over the last two decades rates of divorce have increased in Botswana (Murray, 1981; Ahmed and Letamo, 1989; Bhebhe and Mosha, 1996). Despite this trend, little is known about women’s experiences of marital property division ...
Understanding the development experience and aspirations of one Basarwa settlement in Botswana: failed implementation or relentless colonialism?
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, www.thuto.org/pula/html/, 2002)
This research note gives an overview of the doctoral research I conducted in 2000-0 I. The study entitled: Understanding the Development Experiences and Aspiration of One
Basarwa Settlement in Botswana: Failed Implementation ...
The boy child and HIV/AIDS in Botswana: A neglected issue in research and practice
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, www.thuto.org/pula/html/, 2004)
Even though HIV/AIDS affects people of all gender and age, most HIV research in Botswana has mainly focused on either girls or women, neglecying the boy child. This paper discusses the reasons for this neglect, explores ...
Are social workers needed in Botswana schools? Some food for thought
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, www.thuto.org/pula/html/, 2004)
Based on the premise that children in the 21st century face numerous problems that affect their educational,
social, psychological, and physical well being, this article argues that social workers are needed in Botswana ...
Searching for appropriateness in Social Work education in Botswana:The process of developing a Master in Social Work (MSW) programme in a 'developing’ country
(Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2006)
Developing a tertiary academic programme in Botswana is not only an intellectual
activity but also an institutional process that must be balanced to satisfy different
stakeholders and contending claims. This paper focuses ...
Juvenile justice system and Social Work in Botswana: an appraisal
(Botswana Society, www.botsoc.org.bw, 2010)
The paper discusses Botswana's juvenile justice system and locates the role of social work within the same
system. The provisions of the Children's Acts of 198land 2009 that established special legal provisions and ...