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  • Modelling factors influencing the co-existance of pastoralists and carviwores around Botswana Makgadikgadi / Nxai Pans national park 

    Enock, Nkobi (University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2019)
    Pastoralists and carnivores conflict is a major conservation and rural livelihood challenge given the high rate at which carnivores population decline and the high rate at which livestock is being depredated. The study ...

  • 2018 Proceedings of the SADC international on postgraduate research for sustainable development 

    Anderson, George O. Prof; Moalafi, Ditiro B. Dr; Sheikh, Sajid M. Dr; Ngebani, Ibo M. Dr; Gandure, Jerekias Prof; Mathangwane, Joyce T. Prof (University of Botswana, School of Graduate Studies, https://www.ub.bw, 2019-07-22)
    Achieving sustainable development requires the human resource with the right sustainability knowledge and skills to respond to the challenges facing our world today. Governments, communities and businesses are tackling the ...

  • Social studies as pedagogy for effective citizenship 

    Adeyemi, Michael B. (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Botswana, http//www.ub.bw, 2010-10-20)
    One of the aims of an inaugural lecture is to give an academic an opportunity to share his/her scholarly activities with the academic community. My teaching and research career spans many decades at several institutions ...

  • Whither sustainability in a changing? with considerations on the future growth of Botswana 

    Ringrose, Susan (2014-12-03)
    This presentation considers aspects of global sustainability initially in a geological context in order to provide a long-term perspective on global warming and to try and help define what is meant by ‘the natural environment’. ...

  • Adult education: the alpha (α) and omega (Ω) of all education 

    Biao, Idowu (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Botswana, http//www.ub.bw, 2013-07)
    Adult Education is the first education that mankind ever benefited from. It is equally the last education in the life of every human being. In this sense, it is the beginning and end of all education not merely because of ...

  • South Africa's foreign policy: national interest versus national identity 

    Mahant, Edelgard; Costa, Sara (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Botswana, http//www.ub.bw, 2012-03-21)
    When Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa, he announced that human rights would become the light which would guide South Africa’s foreign policy but, when he tried to implement such a policy, the newly democratic ...

  • Adult education: the alpha (α) and omega (Ω) of all education, an inaugural lecture delivered on 31 August 2012 

    Biao, Idowu (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Botswana, http://www.ub.bw, 2013-07)
    Adult Education is the first education that mankind ever benefitted from. It is equally the last education in the life of every human being. In this sense, it is the beginning and end of all education not merely because ...

  • South Africa's foreign policy: national interest versus national identity 

    Mahant, Edelgard; Costa, Sara (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Botswana, http://www.ub.bw, 2012-03-21)
    When Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa, he announced that human rights would become the light which would guide South Africa’s foreign policy but, when he tried to implement such a policy, the newly democratic ...

  • The quest 

    Melamu, Moteane John (Centre for Continuing Education, University of Botswana, http://www.ub.bw, 2011-04-13)
    The lecture charts the development of the speaker as a student and teacher of English Literature. This development is conceived in terms of a metaphorical ‘journey’, beginning from early childhood, with all the difficulties ...

  • The provision of library support service in colleges of education in Botswana 

    Oladokun, O. S.; Fidzani, B. T. (Archlib & Information Services, http:www.hwwilson.com/journals; http://www.ajol.info, 2002)
    As a result of the affiliation of the colleges of education (COE)in Botswana to the University of Botswana, the libraries attached to the colleges were assessed with a view to finding out if they met the standards recommended ...

  • ODL and the impact of digital divide on information access in Botswana 

    Oladokun, O.; Aina, L. (Athabasca University Press, www.aupress.ca, 2011)
    Open and distance learning (ODL) has created room for the emergence of virtual education. Not only are students found everywhere and anywhere undertaking their studies and earning their degrees, but geographical boundaries ...

  • Collection development practices at the University of Botswana Library (UBL) 

    Fombad, M.; Mutula, S.M. (University of Malaysia, http://ejum.fsktm.um.edu., 2003)
    The paper discusses collection development practices at the University of Botswana Library that are largely influenced by subject librarians as the drivers of the collection development policy. The paper looks at the ...

  • Prelude: reflections on the international ethics conference in December, 2009 

    Mazonde, I. (SRA International Publications, http://www.srainternational.org, 2010)
    This prelude reflects upon the international ethics conference that was held from December 6-9, 2009, at the University of Botswana in Gaborone, Botswana. Seeking international partners and then forging mutually viable ...

  • Implementing ethics policies in developing countries: ploughing on parched ground? 

    Mazonde, I.N.; Malete, J.; Sugarman, J. (SRA International Publications. http://www.srainternational.org, 2007)
    It is globally expected that universities will ensure that policies guiding researchers’ conduct are in place and adhered to. This expectation is not waived in developing countries. Successful implementation of an ethics ...

  • Enhancing access through electronic resources: the University of Botswana Library experience 

    Mutshewa, A.; Rao, K.N. (Emerald, 2000)
    Libraries are changing their modes of delivery at a very fast rate. This article describes how the University of Botswana library has advantage of the new technologies to enhance its service to its patrons. The University ...

  • BA Dissertations in Literature in the Departments of African Languages and Literature at the Universities of Botswana and Lesotho, 1973-83 

    Qobose, E.N. (Indiana University Press; http://inscribe.iupress.org/loi/ral, 1989)
    The two universities - University of Botswana (UB) and National University of Lesotho (NUL)-have their origins in the University of Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland (UBLS). The University of Botswana came into existence ...