University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Assessment of learners with special needs for inclusive education in Botswana: issues and challenges for schools
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2012-06)This study examines the role and functions of the Botswana Assessment Centre in diagnosing the learning needs of primary school students. It also examines the issues and challenges faced by learners with special needs who ... -
The construction of girls’ motivational orientations through their social engagement in school mathematics
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2010-06)This paper represents the voices of six Botswana girls in a case study that investigated social influences on their motivation in mathematics. Interviews were conducted and observations made to explore the girls’ experiences ... -
Knowledge of educational law: an imperative to the teachers practice
(IJLE, http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tled20, 2008-01)The nature of teaching exposes teachers to civil liabilities. In the process of teaching teachers need to discipline students who display bad behaviour. In disciplining the students, teachers use a variety of punishments ... -
Instructional supervision in Botswana secondary schools: an investigation
(EMAL, http://ema.sagepub.com, 2010-01)This study was conducted to determine how instructional supervision was carried out in schools. The study begins with a brief outline of the decentralization of the inspection system in Botswana. It proceeds to present a ... -
Adult Education and social transformation in the South: the Botswana experience
(JCHE, http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ujch20, 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 ... -
Resisting dominant discourses: implications of indigenous, African feminist theory and methods for gender and education research
(GE, http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cgee20, 2010-11)In this paper we explore tensions between Western gender theory and research, and post‐colonial and indigenous feminist standpoints, which challenge us to re-define our roles as feminist-activist educators and researchers ... -
Teacher trainees’ level of preparedness for inclusive education in Botswana schools: need for change
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2009-12)The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which the University of Botswana special education teacher-training programme. Inclusive education has gained significant currency nationally and internationally. ... -
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 ... -
Analyzing the load balance of term-based partitioning
(The Science and Information Organization Inc., http://ijacsa.thesai.org/, 2011)In parallel (IR) systems, where a large-scale collection is indexed and searched, the query response time is limited by the time of the slowest node in the system. Thus distributing the load equally across the nodes is ... -
Using merkle tree to mitigate cooperative black-hole attack in Wireless Mesh Networks
(The Science and Information Organization Inc., www.ijacsa.thesai.org, 2011)Security is always a major concern and a topic of hot discussion to users of Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs). The open architecture of WMNs makes it very easy for malicious attackers to exploit the loopholes in the routing ... -
An evaluation of the impact of the PSMDP on the management performance areas from the perspectives of the SMT’s
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2008-06)The Government of Botswana has made concerted efforts since attaining independence in 1966 to improve the quality of its primary education sector through a number of reforms. One such reform was the introduction of the ... -
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 ... -
Borankana (phathisi) music performance, learning and transmission among the Bakwena of Botswana
(IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2012-03)This paper is aimed at discussing the information contained in Borankana (Phathisi), traditional music practiced by the Bakwena in the Kweneng District of Botswana. The paper was conceived through the collaborations ... -
Application of the method of D-partitioning for stability of control systems with variable parameters
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2007)By the turn of the century, Botswana will be 34 years old as an independent nation. Reflecting on the past, is a background of tremendous achievements from a socio-economic development perspective. The achievements could ... -
Design of automatic power factor control system
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2004)Maintenance of the proper power factor is a very important matter for the industry and for the economy of any country. A study of the power factor value for a number of industrial plants in Botswana shows that they operate ... -
The city of Gaborone, Botswana: planning and management
(Allen press, www.allenpress.com/ -, 1996)In this paper we trace how Gaborone has grown from a very small village to the capital city of Botswana in a period of less than 30 years. Attention has been given to how careful design of master plan concepts has shaped ... -
The small business audit : problems faced by auditors in selected SADC countries
(Emerald Group Publications, www.emeraldinsight.com, 2007)Auditing lends credibility to financial statements of enterprises. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has committed itself to the promotion of small businesses in member countries. This implies that auditors ... -
A decision tree approach for integrating small business assistance schemes
(Emerald Group Publications, www.emeraldinsight.com, 2004)There is a general consensus among public policy makers, academics and researchers that entrepreneurship is a vital route to economic advancement for both developed and developing economies. As a result, a host of small ... -
Accounting ethics: a study of professional independence status of accounting firms in Botswana
(Elsevier Ltd, www.elsevier.com, 2004)The purpose of this study was to determine if auditing firms in Botswana have begun to provide services beyond traditional auditing. It also sought to establish whether income from such services was significant compared ...