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Peer reviewedMwamwenda, Tuntufye S.; Mwamwenda, Bernadette B. – Comparative Education, 1987
Interviews with head teachers gathered information to study the relationship between academic achievement and variables such as availability of classrooms, furniture, and books in Botswana primary schools. In contrast to some studies carried out in the West, research supported the view that school facilities are integral to academic achievement.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Furniture, Classrooms, Comparative Education
Hopkin, A. G. – Compare, 1996
Examines the various reasons for the rise of Botswana, from one of the poorest countries in the world circa 1966, to its current position of relative prosperity. A prime ingredient in this progress was the incorporation of external aid into a stable system defined by a cohesive ethnic identity. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Administration
Download full textGlowacki-Dudka, Michelle, Ed. – 2000
These proceedings consist of 44 presentations in these categories: distance education and evaluation; community issues and research; multicultural issues and research; teaching and learning; research methods; and organizational development. The papers are "Philosophical Foundations of Andragogy and Self-Directed Learning" (Alfred);…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning
