Browsing Research articles (Dept of Primary Education) by Title
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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 ... -
An investigation of the effectiveness of the school-based workshops approach to staff development in secondary schools in Botswana
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org, 2006-08)The development of staff in any organization in order to attain quality results is a sine qua non. The human resource of any organization, including schools and colleges is central to its effectiveness. What matters is the ... -
Leadership capability model for motivating Junior Secondary School teachers in Botswana
(Macrothink Institute, www.macrothink.org, 2014-03-19)The purpose of the study was to explore types of Leadership Capability Models used by managers of junior secondary schools in Botswana. The focus was to identify appropriate model(s) which can assist the school management ... -
Motivating the motivators with developmental teacher appraisal
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, http://www.krepublishers.com, 2006)Productivity is the buzzword in all organizations worldwide. Organizations, including schools are busy trying to enhance the productivity of their employees by introducing a number of interventions or incentives. One of ... -
Parents' participation in public primary schools in Botswana: perceptions and experiences of headteachers
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ies, 2013-03)The idea of involving parents in the school system is universal and as old as the history and philosophy of education itself. This study investigated the public school headteachers’ experiences and perceptions about the ... -
Performativity in school management and leadership in Botswana
(EMAL, http://ema.sagepub.com, 2011-11)The thesis of this article is that the uncritical adoption of Western models of education management and leadership policies results in poor performance in schools in disadvantaged communities in developing countries. The ... -
Reader-response approach: an intervention in composition writing at junior secondary schools in Botswana
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2011-03)Recently, the reading-writing connection has come into focus as an area that can be exploited to address English as a second language (ESL) writing skills development. This is because various studies have identified ESL ... -
The role of senior secondary school mathematics teachers in the development of mathematics curriculum in Botswana
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2012-06)This study examines the role played by secondary school mathematics teachers in the development of mathematics curriculum. It was conducted using a sample of sixty senior secondary school mathematics teachers. The findings ... -
Socio-emotional selectivity : a preliminary analysis of perspectives of adult learners in the University of Botswana
(CCS, http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ies, 2012-08)Grounded in the theoretical framework of socio-emotional selectivity theory (SST), this study investigated how the socio-emotional, academic and economic experiences of adult learners in the Primary Education in the ... -
The status of education for sustainable development in the faculty of education, views from faculty members: University of Botswana
(ERR, http://www.academicjournals.org/err, 2013-09)The paper is based on a study which sought the understanding and appreciation of, and activities on issues of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) amongst the staff of the Faculty of Education, University of Botswana ... -
Strengthening civic education in Botswana primary schools: a challenge to traditional social studies curriculum
(African Education Research Network, http://www.ncsu.edu/aern/, 2009-06)The primary goal of social studies is citizenship education. Social studies as citizenship education seek to provide students with knowledge, skills, and attitudes which will enable them to actively participate as citizens ... -
Strengthening civic education in Botswana primary schools: a challenge to traditional social studies curriculum
(African Educational Research Network (AERN), http://www.ncsu.edu/aern/links.htm, 2009-06)The primary goal of social studies is citizenship education. Social studies as citizenship education seek to provide students with knowledge, skills, and attitudes which will enable them to actively participate as citizens ... -
Students' experiences with mathematics teaching and learning: listening to unheard voices
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.informaworld.com, 2009-04-15)This study documents students’ views about the nature of mathematics, the mathematics learning process and factors within the classroom that are perceived to impact upon the learning of mathematics. The participants were ... -
The study of curriculum change in Botswana with special reference to primary science: an historical perspective
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals, 1995)This paper traces historical events in the development of primary science in Botswana. It identifies changes that have taken place from 1969 to 1989. Prior to 1969, the word science in primary schools was non-existent. ... -
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 ... -
Teaching world mindedness in Social Studies classrooms in primary schools in Botswana: reality or illusion?
(Macrothink Institute, Inc., http://ire.macrothink.org, 2013-11-29)The need to teach global perspectives in schools has heightened with the proliferation of information sharing technologies and the growing interconnectedness of world systems, hence, the suggestion that if social studies ... -
Towards accomplishing the goal of the world of work through social studies instruction: possibilities and challenges
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2009-06)This study examined the extent of accomplishment of the goal of the world of work in social studies classes at the primary and secondary school levels in Botswana. Data were collected through questionnaires administered ... -
A tracer study to evaluate the impact of the Department of Primary Education programmes of the University of Botswana on the education sector of Botswana
(African Education Research Network, http://www.ncsu.edu/aern/, 2008-12)One of the aims of the Botswana education since independence was to improve the primary level as a foundation of the whole education system. As a result, the Government of Botswana, in collaboration with other partners the ... -
Training pre-service teachers in environmental education: the case of colleges of education in Botswana
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2012-03)Botswana’s 1994 Revised National Policy on Education of 1994 (RNPE, 1994) recommended that colleges of education in Botswana train teachers in Environmental Education (EE) methodologies using the infusion approach. To ... -
Understanding the social studies teachers’ experiences: conceptions of citizenship in Botswana
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2011-11)The advent of globalization problematizes and challenges the notion of bounded citizenship as conceptualized and perceived among established democracies and nations of the world. It threatens to undermine the key characteristics ...