Browsing Research articles (Dept of Adult Education) by Author "Maruatona, T."
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Adult education and social transformation in the south: the Botswana experience
Maruatona, T. (Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals, 2010-11-23)The article argues that, historically, universities have served a select few individuals as part of modernist not transformative agenda. This highly selective process guarantees students good life. The article argues that ... -
Adult education, deliberative democracy and social re-engagement in Africa
Maruatona, T. (SAGE Publications http://jds.sagepub.com, 2006)While the western powers credit globalization with facilitating development, Africa continues to face challenges such as poverty, low quality education, HIV/AIDS, and ineffective governance. This article provides an overview ... -
Adult education, deliberative democracy and social re-engagement in Africa
Maruatona, T. (SAGE, http://www.sagepublications.com, 2006-03)While the western powers credit globalization with facilitating development, Africa continues to face challenges such as poverty, low quality education, HIV/AIDS, and ineffective governance. This article provides an overview ... -
Analysis of participants’ perceptions of REFLECT approach in their lives and work: the case of Botswana
Maruatona, T. (Florida International University, http://education.fiu.edu/newhorizons, 2008)This manuscript documents the perceptions of teachers and learners towards the Regenerated Freirean Literacy Empowerment and Community Techniques (REFLECT) approach in the delivery of literacy in Ngamiland District, ... -
A departure from the past? Extension workers and participatory rural development: the case of Botswana
Youngman, F.; Maruatona, T. (Taylor & Francis, http://www.informaworld.com, 1998-07)This article addresses the question of whether extension workers can change their attitudes and practices in order to promote participatory rural development by considering the case of Botswana. It discusses the emergent ... -
Gender and minority issues in planning literacy education in Botswana
Maruatona, T. (Routledge. http://www.informaworld.com, 2005)This empirical paper demonstrates that in spite of being a multiethnic society, literacy education in Botswana has ignored gender and cultural diversity. It demonstrates how planners endorsed a technocratic view of planning, ... -
Lifelong learning and the pursuit of a vision for sustainable development in Botswana
Maruatona, T. (SCE, http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/csce20, 2011-07)This paper analyses Botswana's commitment to lifelong learning policy and discusses how it can help the state achieve its vision for sustainable development. First, it argues that while Botswana is renowned for its economic ... -
Lifelong learning for facilitating democratic participation in Africa
Maruatona, T. (Routledge http://www.informaworld.com, 2006-11)Lifelong learning has come to be internationally recognized as a framework in the development of sustainable education. However, in spite of rhetoric and its endorsement in some nations' policy documents, lifelong learning ... -
State hegemony and the planning and implementation of literacy education in Botswana
Maruatona, T. (Elsevier, http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/homepage.cws_home, 2004-01-24)Planning adult literacy education in developing nations is largely viewed as a technical process reserved for government officials at the Ministry of Education. This empirical study argues that in Botswana, state sponsored ...