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Download full textCrowley, David – 1971
The University Extension Department in Botswana would operate in the field of adult education. Adult studies would be programs of relevant educational courses in the evenings, on a day-release basis, on weekends, and, for short periods, residentially. Training would cover both the Credit Union work now being carried out in Lesotho and Swaziland,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Credit (Finance), Developing Nations, Mass Media
Peer reviewedWooldridge, Helen; And Others – Convergence, 1990
Mozambican refugees in Swaziland are caught between the conditions forcing them to leave Mozambique and the hostile political and economic situation in Swaziland. These conditions limit educational programs for refugees to the goal of self-sufficiency within refugee settlements; programs are often poorly attended due to the refugees' predominant…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Job Skills
Peer reviewedDaly, John L. – Public Personnel Management, 2002
Eight strategies for increased participant acceptance of training provided in different cultural settings are as follows: gain top-level institutional support; use local co-instructors; select prestigious training sites; gain legitimacy through external funding; use mass media for promotion; keep training concepts simple; encourage active…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cultural Differences, Developing Nations, Educational Strategies
Duke, Chris; And Others – Adult Education and Development, 1990
This supplement to "Adult Education and Development," a journal for adult education in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, refers to and is intended as a companion volume to "Combatting Poverty through Adult Education: National Development Strategies" (Croom Helm 1985). In addition to an introductory chapter and a conclusion, this…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Comparative Education, Developing Nations
Fox, Helen; Abrams, Linda, Ed. – 1989
This document, intended to provide Peace Corps volunteers with practical skills and underlying theory, includes 8 chapters, a 35-item bibliography, an index, and a user reaction form. Chapter 1 describes nonformal education (NFE) through an example from Togo. Chapter 2 provides three case studies of NFE in action: (1) finding space to make school…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Appropriate Technology, Community Education
INTELECON Research & Consultancy Ltd., Vancouver (British Columbia). – 1991
The geo-demographic, economic, and infrastructural makeup of 12 African countries (Botswana. Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) were compared to determine the potential benefits to them of a Commonwealth of Learning (COL) distance education initiative. Data were collected on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Dube, Musa M. A. – 2002
The status of adult education in Swaziland was examined. Data were collected through a survey of 100 practitioners at 20 institutions that elicited 66 usable responses (response rate, 66%), consultative meetings with leading scholars in adult education inside and outside Swaziland, and a review of pertinent documents and literature. Key findings…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Students, Change Strategies
