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Educational Development of Africa: Changing Perspectives on the Role of Indigenous Knowledge
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Ukwuoma, Uju C. – Research in Pedagogy, 2016
Educators have called for the integration of African Indigenous Knowledge (AIK) into educational curricula particularly at the university level. However, little is known about the perspectives of university students regarding the role of AIK towards educational development. Thus, this study used survey and focus group discussions to examine the…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Indigenous Populations, Curriculum Design, Undergraduate Students
Stories behind African Names: A Case Study of the Setswana Names of the North West University, Mafikeng Campus' Students
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Ledibane, M. – Africa Education Review, 2015
This paper presents a report of an analysis of the participants' stories behind their Setswana names. Questionnaires, made available in Setswana and in English, were used to collect data from the respondents with assistance and permission from their parents and guardians. The results indicate that mothers and grandmothers hold the power insofar as…
Descriptors: Case Studies, African Languages, Questionnaires, Mothers
Comparing Teachers' Non-Teaching Roles in Curriculum Reforms from an Organization Studies Perspective: Cases from Botswana and South Africa
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Addy, Nii Antiaye – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2012
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the academic aims of curriculum reforms and the teaching roles related to them are similar, but non-teaching roles are likely to vary across countries. Taking an organization studies perspective, this article compares teachers' roles in reform along the Botswana-South Africa border. Though these teachers share language and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Preservice Teacher Education, Racial Segregation, Curriculum Development
The University of Botswana and the University of Tromso Collaborative Program: Its Relevance to Minority Education and San Youth Capacity-Building
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Bolaane, Maitseo; Saugestad, Sidsel – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2011
This article highlights a multidisciplinary collaborative program between the University of Botswana and the University of Tromso, Norway, focusing on San research and capacity-building. After 12 years of operation, this program led, in April 2010, to the creation of a new "Research Center for San Studies" at the University of Botswana.…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Program Descriptions