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Phibion, O.S. (IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, June NaN, 2012)[more][less]
Abstract: This article examines choral contests in Botswana’s music education. Choral contests have been conducted for many years in Botswana and predate the introduction of formal music teaching in schools. These early contests were often annual choral competitions (tonic sol-fa notation) and were organized through the Botswana Teachers Union or community organizations such as churches. These early choral competitions in fact laid a foundation for formal music teaching in schools. Data for this study was collected through the researcher’s participatory observation as a college choir conductor, a community choir conductor and a competition adjudicator. Rather than empirical research, this article is based on a critical argument about issues the author has experienced. At the time of writing this article, there has been very little to no documentation of Botswana choral music. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1037 Files in this item: 1
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Pansiri, N.O. (EMAL, http://ema.sagepub.com, November NaN, 2011)[more][less]
Abstract: The thesis of this article is that the uncritical adoption of Western models of education management and leadership policies results in poor performance in schools in disadvantaged communities in developing countries. The argument shows that this has led to the institutionalizationof generic education policies that are not contingent to the circumstances of the small, dispersed, rural and remote schools. In my analysis, I agree with the growing concern in educational development debates over the uncritical transportation or the uncritical international transfer of school effectiveness assumptions and models to African contexts. I use Botswana as a case study to show the continuing mismatch between educational management models adopted from Western countries and the application in the Botswana context, and the related failure of school improvement initiatives proposed by aid agencies. When a school fails the head is charged with the underperformance. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1116 Files in this item: 1
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Onyewadume I.; Nwaogu P. (University of Botswana; http://www.ub.bw, NaN, 2001)[more][less]
Abstract: This study surveys the existing recreational facilities in Southern Botswana schools for children with disabilities. All the 14 schools for indviduals with disabilities in Southern Botswana were used for the study. The recreational facilities considered included archery, bowling and goal-ball facilities, swimming pools, badminton, basketball, handball, netball, tennis, and volleyball courts,soccer and softball pitches. Using the statistic for the test for significance of proportions, at 0.05 alpha level, it was observed that the proportion of archery, bowling and goal-ball facilitites, badminton, handball, netball and tennis courts and softball pitches in the schools were not significantly provided for by the schools' managements. However, the proportion of basketball and volleyball courts, soccer pitches, swimming pools and table tennis boards provided were not significantly different from the 0.5 (50%) chosen as the expected proportion. Hence these were accepted as having been adequately provided for. The researchers recommend assistance from individuals, non-governmental organisatios and the government of the Republic of Botswana for the provision of more recreational facilities for these children with special needs. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/760 Files in this item: 1
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