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Status of emergent literacy in preschools of one county, Republic of Liberia: a proposal
(2016-07-14)Emergent literacy is a term used to explain how young children develop skills of prereading and pre-writing before they actually start to read and write. It is believed that young children even from one year old and above ... -
An assessment of the relevance of the Diploma in Technical and Vocational Education (DTVE) for preparing teachers for the Botswana Technical Education Programme (BTEP)
(2016-07-14)The Botswana Technical Education Programme (BTEP) was introduced in the Botswana educational system as a policy that would align technical and vocational education graduate skills with the needs of industry. Some past ... -
Use of alternate tests for learners who are deaf in Botswana Primary Schools for the Deaf
(2016-07-14)This study was undertaken because of a concern that learners who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) in Botswana are performing poorly compared to their peers without DHH. The purpose of this study was to investigate if ... -
Challenges facing the implementation of performance management systems (PMS): a case of South East Region Junior Secondary Schools in Botswana
(2016-07-14)This study investigated staff members (teaching and non teaching) perceptions on the challenges of performance management system implementation in junior secondary schools in one South East Region in Botswana. The study ... -
Perceptions of pastoral competencies for fosteriing transformative learning in Pentecostal Churches of Gaborone
(2016-07-14)This study proposed to investigate and determine perceptions of pastoral competencies for fostering transformative learning in Pentecostal churches of Gaborone. The study explored transformational learning theory as a ... -
Marketing effectiveness of Botswana’s commercial Banks
(2016-07-14)Banks nowadays face competition not only from other banks but also from other financial services companies which offer the same products that were traditionally offered by bank. Banks also have to deal with new regulations ... -
Botswana secondary school students' attitudes towards the use of Setswana as a medium of instruction in secondary schools
(2016-07-15)This work reports the findings of a study which its objective was to investigate the student’s attitudes towards the use of Setswana as a medium of instruction at secondary school level, it was also meant to determine the ... -
Customer satisfaction in the airline industry: the role of service quality, brand image and customer value
(2016-07-15)Botswana is a landlocked country and therefore air transport is of strategic importance to the nation as it offers an alternative gateway to the rest of Africa and the world. However the Airline industry is experiencing ... -
Management of medical records: a study at Princes Marina hospital, Gaborone, Botswana
(2016-07-15)The purpose of this study was to investigate medical records management practices at Princess Marina Hospital (PMH). The Medical Records Unit (MRU) was one of the largest units in PMH and was in possession of records dating ... -
Heterologous expression of LSDV immunogenic epitopes as TMV Coat Protein fusions in Nicotiana benthamiana plants
(2016-07-15)Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an economically important disease in Botswana. Currently the disease has no cure. In Botswana this disease is endemic; it has serious economic effects on beef export and the tourism industry. ... -
Assessment of e-readiness of Zambia’s Copperbelt University
(2016-07-15)Given the influential role that ICTs play in socio-economic development, emphasis is being placed on universities becoming repositories of valuable innovation and human capital to sustain the knowledge economy. Drawing on ... -
Dimensionality analysis of students’ performance in 2013 BGCSE agricultural examination: implications for differential item functioning
(2016-07-15)Equity and excellence in assessing desirable changes in learners' behaviour are applied only if the measures in use provide valid outcome data for different subgroups. The deterioration of student performance in the Botswana ... -
Assimilation of e-government systems at the Ministry of Trade and Industry in Botswana
(2016-07-15)A lot of research has been done on the multitude of benefits of the use of information and communication technologies for businesses, citizens and governments, the impact of which improved service delivery, reduced corruption, ... -
The role of extension workers in the provision of information to small-scale crop farmers in Oji-River local Government area, Enugu State, Nigeria.
(2016-07-15)This study explores the role of extension workers in meeting the information needs of small-scale farmers in Oji-River Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nigeria. Besides the review of the most relevant literature, this ... -
A study of the likely changes in the hydrology of Okavango river due to upstream developments
(2016-07-15)Drinking water supply in Botswana is mainly based on groundwater abstractions which are mostly done in Northern part of the country which includes the Okavango River Catchments. Hydrological modeling of Okavango River ... -
Causes of student absenteeism: a survey of four Lobatse Junior Secondary Schools in Botswana
(2016-07-15)The more absences a student accumulates, the less he or she can be expected to adequately partake in and comprehend classroom activities. It is apparent that high rates of student absenteeism are a problem that extends ... -
Management of business records at Botswana Supreme Furnishers
(2016-07-15)This study examined management of business records at Supreme Furnishers in Botswana and recommends strategies for managing them for easy access and preservation in future. The objective of the study was to determine the ... -
Disaster preparedness, management and recovery for records at the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-08)Disasters cause huge damage to property and peoples’ livelihood. Botswana is prone to both natural and man-made disasters. In the past, the country has experienced various disasters. In the past, the country has experienced ... -
An empirical analysis of the determinants of stock market development in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
(2016-08-03)This study examines the determinants of stock market development in SADC for the period 1990 to 2013. The study applies the modified version of the Calderon-Rossell model to a GMM estimator to assess the major determinants ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of performance management system (PMS) on teachers’ performance in Junior Secondary Schools of Botswana: a case study of Kweneng region
(2016-08-03)The effective management of public sector is an area of concern for most governments. Many countries have endeavoured to improve the effectiveness of their public sectors so as to meet the international standards. Consequently, ...