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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 ...
Peer provocation in physical education: experiences of Botswana adolescents
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.informaworld.com, 2009-05)
Critical incidents of peer provocation in physical education were investigated among 675 junior secondary school students in Botswana. Data were generated through a brief, open-ended questionnaire requesting the students ...
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 ...
Professional development experiences of physical education teachers in Botswana: epistemological implications
(Routledge. http://www.informaworld.com, 2009-08)
Studies conducted outside Africa show that professional development experiences of physical education (PE) teachers are shaped by the manner in which PE is situated (and stereotyped) in the school system. Given the contested ...
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 ...
The challenges for teachers in the teaching of topics associated with Botswana's "Vision 2016"
(Caddo Gap Press, http://www.caddogap.com, 2009)
The world is a diverse ecosystem where humans and the environment must interact and live in harmony. In order to keep any society going, either at the national or global level, the importance of having visions for the ...
Accessibility of family and consumer sciences laboratories in Botswana junior secondary schools by learners with physical disabilities
(NATEFACS, http://www.natefacs.org, 2009)
During the past decade, significant progress has been made on how to accommodate and teach learners with disabilities. However, less research has been done on creating a conducive learning environment for learners with ...
The risk of developing malnutrition in people living with HIV/AIDS: observations from six support groups in Botswana
(Medpharm Publications (Pty) Ltd., http://www.medpharm.co.za, 2009)
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to 1)to determine the proportion of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) at risk of developing malnutrition, 2) to determine the prevalence of malnutrition (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2, ...
Relevance, equivalence and progression in an adult basic education curriculum for Botswana
(Washington State University, http://www.wsu.edu/~wjbs, 2009)
The Department of Out of School Education and Training, Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Republic of Botswana
has been engaged in a rigorous exercise to reform the adult basic education program. In this paper, ...
A critical review of the declining role of agriculture for economic diversity: implications for adult education as a change agent
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org, 2009-11)
This paper provides a critique of globalization with a special focus on the declining role of subsistence agriculture as the backbone of peasant economy in colonial Botswana and the changes that have occurred since ...