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Direct linkMaruatona, T. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2004
Planning adult literacy education in developing nations is largely viewed as a technical process reserved for government officials at the Ministry of Education. This empirical study argues that in Botswana, state sponsored adult literacy asserts its hegemony and stifles learner participation and district initiatives. The paper provides an overview…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Democracy, Adult Literacy
PDF pending restorationTshireletso, Lucky – 1996
This paper examines the Botswana government's objectives and implementation strategies in the development of community secondary schools. With a population of 1.5 million and an annual growth rate of 3.5 percent, Botswana is one of the fastest growing countries in the world. Recent dramatic economic growth, largely due to diamond revenues, has not…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Control, Community Schools, Economic Factors
