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Dinama, B. (IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, June NaN, 2012)[more][less]
Abstract: This study investigated the classroom practices of moral education (ME) teachers in three (3) of the ten (10) Botswana senior secondary schools that are piloting the curriculum. The aim of the study was to gain insight into classroom practices and the challenges that moral education teachers face when implementing a new curriculum. Interviews and classroom observations were used to collect data from five (5) participants who were purposively sampled. The results suggest that teachers have a positive attitude towards the subject despite the challenges faced in implementing the new curriculum. This study finds that it is not always easy for moral education teachers to methodically follow a particular approach in teaching moral education, as per the expectations of the curriculum, since they are generally not sure which ones are the most appropriate. The findings of this study may be of use to curriculum planners, policy makers, teachers and researchers in education in their efforts to better understand the thinking and practices of teachers in classrooms. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1053 Files in this item: 1
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Sithole, B. M. (IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, June NaN, 2010)[more][less]
Abstract: This study was conducted to determine the extent to which the teaching practices of Business Studies teachers in Botswana junior secondary schools conform to pedagogical practices recommended by curriculum planners. The findings of this study suggest that teachers and curriculum planners are not singing from the same hymnbook, thus, the pedagogical practices of Business Studies teachers are at variance with the expectations of the curriculum planners. Teacher-centred pedagogy is the dominant mode of instruction used to teach Business Studies in Botswana junior secondary schools despite the fact that curriculum planners advocate for a paradigm shift from teaching to learning through the employment of learner-centred entrepreneurial-directed teaching methods. The study concludes with the recommendation that, for pedagogical practices of business teachers to be aligned with those prescribed by curriculum planners, educational authorities and school administrators should put in place support structures aimed at monitoring and ensuring that the delivery of business education is done according to the stipulated business curriculum standards as well as enforcing the fulfillment of pedagogical practices set in the syllabi. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/791 Files in this item: 1
Sithole_IJSRE_2010.pdf (1.281Mb) -
Shehu, J (Taylor & Francis, http://www.informaworld.com, May NaN, 2009)[more][less]
Abstract: Critical incidents of peer provocation in physical education were investigated among 675 junior secondary school students in Botswana. Data were generated through a brief, open-ended questionnaire requesting the students to narrate their experiences of bad, hurtful and offensive peer behaviours during physical education classes. Six overlapping categories of peer provocation that emerged from the data were: humiliation, injustice, physical assaults, sexual harassment; dangerous play and female physicality frighteners. These categories are discussed with reference to the themes central to boys’ and girls’ experiences. To the extent that peer provocation is differentially aimed at boys and girls, it is crucial to recurrently (en)gender its analysis. This study encourages educators in general and physical education teachers in particular to take heightened interest in, and reflect more critically about proactive ways to address the multiple domains and consequences of peer provocation in physical education settings. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1140 Files in this item: 1
Shehu_ED_2009.pdf (3.307Mb) -
Moswela, B. (Kamla Raj; http://www.krepublishers.com/, NaN, 2005)[more][less]
Abstract: This study made an investigation of the nature of peer victimization and its causes and effects on its victims. The investigation was carried out in six primary and twelve secondary schools in Botswana using questionnaires and interviews on a randomly selected group of teachers and students. The study concluded that peer victimization is very prevalent in schools and that boys are the worst perpetrators and they do it more on girls than on other boys. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/211 Files in this item: 1
Moswela_JSS_2005.pdf (1.000Mb) -
Amusa, L.O.; Toriola, A.L.; Onyewadume, I.U.; Dhaliwal, H.S. (AFAHPER-SD. http://ajol.info/index.php/ajpherd/index, NaN, 2008)[more][less]
Abstract: Participation in different forms of recreation and physical activities has beneficial effects on the health and health status of individuals. Physical inactivity has also been identified as a major health problem affecting many people in all regions of the world (World Health Organisation, 2002). Participation in physical recreation activities is influenced by several factors, e.g. time, interest, availability of facilities and accessibility to facilities (Scholtz, 1995; Sayed, Meyer & Monyeki, 2004). In developing countries several factors have been identified as precursors of physical inactivity, e.g. overcrowding, poverty, crime, lack of parks, and sports and recreation facilities (World Health Organisation, 2002). These factors often lead to the development of a number of health problems including hypokinetism, obesity, hypertension, premature mortality and increased prevalence of concomitant social and economic problems. In order to determine perceived barriers to sport and recreation participation in Botswana the modified Crawford, Jackson and Godbey’s (1991) constraint assessment questionnaire which focused on five barrier categories, i.e. aptitude, socio- economic, socio-cultural, facility-awareness and facility constraint, was used. Specifically, the study examined the factors that preclude or limit Botswana people’s frequency and quality of participation in sports and recreation, and the extent to which the barriers were distributed among the population. From an initial target sample of 2195 residents in six randomly selected communities in Botswana, data based on responses from 1664 (75.8%) correctly completed questionnaires were statistically analysed. Results indicated that the participants were constrained mainly by socio-economic, socio- cultural, facility awareness and facility inaccessibility barriers. These results provide relevant information for planning and delivering sport and recreation services as well as implementing intervention programmes for community health promotion in Botswana. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/692 Files in this item: 1
Omyewadume_AJPHERD_2008.pdf (833.3Kb) -
Lekoko, R. (Oxford Journals. http://cdj.oxfordjournals.org, NaN, 2005)[more][less]
Abstract: This paper argues for the use of field-based learning activities in the training of community-based extension workers (CBEWs). CBEWs are in a challenging position. They are expected to provide services to local communities in an integrated/coordinated manner. Thus, they require partnership skills to work as an effective group. Hermeneutic-phenomenological interviewing revealed that training systems in their current forms remain unable to address the partnership skill-needs of CBEWs. This paper argues for the re-orientation of the current training systems, to make field-based learning an integral element of the training systems. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/550 Files in this item: 1
Lekoko_CDJ_2005.pdf (1.180Mb) -
Taiwo, A.A. (Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals, NaN, 1999)[more][less]
Abstract: The study was designed to elucidate the nature of the perception of the water cycle held by Botswana pupils in standards 4 to 7 of primary schools in three different areas (namely, remote area dwellers’ settlement, peri-urban and urban areas) of Botswana. The research design employed a survey method involving the administration of a structured instrument and interview sessions for data collection. Analyses of research data were carried out by both qualitative and quantitative methods. Among other things, the outcome of the study showed that the perception of water cycle held by the study sample was positively influenced by schooling but negatively impacted upon, to some extent, by the ’untutored’ ideas the children brought to school. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1111 Files in this item: 1
Taiwo_IJSE_1999.pdf (1.131Mb) -
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
Pansiri_EMAL_2011.pdf (3.133Mb) -
Physically active lifestyle and the development and sustenance of healthy human and economic sourcesOnyewadume, I.U. (Boleswa, http://bera.co.bw, NaN, 2002)[more][less]
Abstract: Dedicated participation in leisure/recreational and competitive physical activities have been known to develop the physical fitness and the physical working capacity (PWC) of the individuals concerned. In the same vein, improved physical fitness and PWC lead to improved productivity in any group of people in their various professions. The ultimate goal of any profession is the provision of abundant economic and material benefits through the development of fit and capable human resouces. Thus, this paper aims at bringing to the fore the modalities through which a countyr's human resource can be galvanized into a fit and physically empowered factor of production for the achievement of material and economic prosperity. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/721 Files in this item: 1
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Kamwendo, G. (Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals, December NaN, 2010)[more][less]
Abstract: Finex Ndhlovu’s The politics of language and nation building in Zimbabwe is a product of his doctoral research project. The book, which is a welcome contribution to scholarly debates on nation building in multilingual and multicultural contexts, comprises seven chapters: Chapter one (Introduction), Chapter two (The history of language politics in Zimbabwe), Chapter three (The languages of Zimbabwe), Chapter four (Language and ethnicity in Zimbabwean polilitics), Chapter five (The politics of language: Nation building or empire building?), Chapter six (Language policy, hegemony and internal colonization) and Chapter seven (The Zimbabwean case study in global perspective). The book is supported by two informative appendices, i.e. Appendix A (list of interviewees arranged by category of participants) and Appendix B (guiding questions for oral interviews). URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1050 Files in this item: 1
Kamwendo_LM_2010.pdf (281.0Kb) -
Paschalis, V.; Nikolaidis, M.G.; Giakas, G.; Jamurtas, A.J.; Owolabi, E.O.; Koutedakis, Y. (Springer Verlag, http://www.springerlink.com, January 3, 2008)[more][less]
Abstract: The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the effects of a repeated eccentric exercise on position sense and muscle reaction angle. Fourteen healthy women underwent an isokinetic exercise session on their knee flexors, which was repeated after 4 weeks. Muscle damage indices, position sense and joint reaction angle of the knee were examined before, immediately after, as well as at 1,2,3,4 and 7 days after exercise. The second exercise bout induced significantly lesser effects in all muscle damage indices as well as lesser disturbances in position sense and reaction angle when compared to the first one. The main finding of this study is that position sense and joint reaction angle to release of the lower limbs may adapt in response to a repeated bout of eccentric exercise, leading to less disturbances in position sense and reaction angle after the second bout of exercise. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/877 Files in this item: 1
Owalabi_EJAP_2008.pdf (2.748Mb) -
Clausen, T.; Charlton, K.E.; Gobotswang, K.S.M.; Holmboe-Ottesen, G. (Elsevier; www.elsevier.com/locate/nut, NaN, 2005)[more][less]
Abstract: Objective: We investigated whether food variety and diversity are associated with physical and cognitive functioning in older adults in Botswana and designed a simple set of screening questions that predict food variety in this population. Methods: Data were collected (1998) as a national household survey of 1085 subjects 60 y and older. A food variety score, based on a food frequency checklist, was calculated by summing the frequency of weekly intakes of 16 food items (0 to 66). A dietary diversity score was calculated as the number of food groups consumed weekly (0 to 5). A representative subsample (n = 393) was randomly selected for the clinical component of the survey, and measurements on dependency and cognitive function were conducted. Results: Low food variety was found: 35.2%, 59.3%, and 22.4% of subjects consumed no dairy products, fruits, and vegetables, respectively. A higher food variety score was associated with urban residence, ownership of cattle, higher education, and more frequent meals, and these indicators were used to construct a nutritional risk indicator. Higher food variety score was associated with better self-reported health and better cognitive function. Similarly, a higher score on the nutritional risk indicator screening tool was associated with desirable health outcomes. Conclusion: A limited number of foods is consumed, leading to an overall pattern of poor food variety. Higher food variety was associated with improved physical and cognitive functions. A screening tool that predicts food variety in this population has been developed and is recommended to be incorporated at a primary care level to identify older adults most at risk of a poor quality diet. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/212 Files in this item: 2
Gobotswang_N_2005.pdf (2.476Mb)license.txt (1.998Kb) -
Nenty, H.J.; Adedoyin, O.O.; Odili, J.N.; Major, T.E. (Academic Journals. http://www.academicjournals.org, April NaN, 2007)[more][less]
Abstract: More than any other of its aspects, assessment plays a central role in determining the quality of education. Quality of primary/basic education (QoE) can be viewed as the extent to which the process of education at the primary education level maximizes desirable outcomes in terms of cognitive, affective and psychomotor behaviour of the learners. Given human resources demand for development in the society some cognitive skills are more desirable than others. Hence education, to meet the skill demand of the society must ensure the development of such desirable skills among learners. Since teachers are the key executors in the processes of ensuring the development of these skills, their perception as to the level to which each of such skills differ in enhancing quality of primary/basic education, and the level to which current assessment practices ensure the development of each of these skills are important in any attempt to contribute solution to the problem of quality in basic education in Africa. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which primary school teachers in Botswana and Nigeria perceive the six levels of Bloom’s cognitive behaviour as being different in the extent to which they enhance quality in basic education and the level to which their current classroom assessment practices involve items that measure each of these levels of cognitive behaviour. Survey data from 191 primary school teachers from Gaborone district in Botswana, and 300 similar teachers from Delta State in Nigeria were analysed using repeated measure ANOVA to test related hypotheses. The main finding was that there is a significant discrepancy between the level to which, in the perception of the teachers, each of Bloom’s level of cognitive behaviour enhances quality of education and the level to which their classroom assessment practices are able to provide for the development of such behaviour among learners. The results were discussed and recommendations made on how to enhance quality in primary/basic education through classroom assessment practices. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/589 Files in this item: 1
Nenty_ERR_2007.pdf (973.0Kb) -
Mahgoub, S.E.O. (Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Netherlands http://www.springerlink.com/content/t218k71qq13p5476/, March NaN, 1999)[more][less]
Abstract: Five weaning formulations (F1-F5) based on sorghum, groundnuts, sesame seeds, chickpeas, and skim milk powder were processed by a twin-roller drum dryer and evaluated for composition, functional properties (bulk density, water absorption capacity, and apparent viscosity), in vitro indices (protein digestibility and available lysine), protein quality (PER, NPR, and NPU) and effects of feeding on rat livers. Composition and properties of the five formulations were compared to those of Cerelac. The results indicated that F3 (60% sorghum, 20% chickpeas, 5% sesame, 8.5% skim milk powder, 5% sugar, and 1.5% vitamins and minerals) and F2 (55% sorghum, 15% chickpeas, 5% groundnuts, 10% sesame, 8.5% skim milk powder, 5% sugar, and 1.5% vitamins and minerals) formulations had compositions and properties comparable to those of Cerelac and hence have a good potential for use as weaning foods. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/213 Files in this item: 3
license.txt (1.998Kb)license.txt (1.998Kb)Mahgoub_PFHN_1999.pdf (371.8Kb) -
Shehu, J. (Routledge. http://www.informaworld.com, August NaN, 2009)[more][less]
Abstract: Studies conducted outside Africa show that professional development experiences of physical education (PE) teachers are shaped by the manner in which PE is situated (and stereotyped) in the school system. Given the contested nature of teacher development, it is important to continually explore the phenomenon in different national contexts. Accordingly, this study examines the contextual issues impinging on the professional development experiences of PE teachers in Botswana, and how the teachers interpret these experiences in relation to their professional identity. Data were generated through focus groups and semi-structured interviews with 35 secondary school PE teachers and 12 college lecturers. Findings reveal a number of themes connected to inequities in teacher development. The paper concludes by highlighting the importance of epistemology in shaping teacher development interventions. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/533 Files in this item: 1
Shehu_TD_2009.pdf (1.550Mb) -
Ramatlapana, K.A. (Springer Netherlands. http://www.springerlink.com, April NaN, 2009)[more][less]
Abstract: Teaching is a field that is dynamic, with innovations necessitating upgrading of skills and education of teachers for the successful implementation of reforms. The behaviour and attitudes of teachers towards teaching and learning and their knowledge banks are the result of the impact of in-service training. This study investigated the perceptions of mathematics and science teachers in Botswana towards in-service provision by the Department of Mathematics and Science Education In-service Training unit (DMSE-INSET), whose mandate is to improve the quality of teaching by supporting teachers through training programmes that enable them to take ownership of their professional development. Data were collected from a sample of 42 senior Mathematics and Science secondary school teachers, using structured interviews with open-ended questions, which were analyzed qualitatively. The findings show that teachers’ concerns included the lack of impact of current in-service training programmes on the education system, no regular follow-up activities to support the one-off workshops and insufficient skills acquired to sustain the implementation of the strategies solicited by the workshops. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/561 Files in this item: 1
Ramatlapana_JMTE_2009.pdf (647.0Kb) -
Mahgoub Salah, E.O.; Elbashir Hayat Z.E. (Informa Healthcare http://www.informaworld.com, May NaN, 2009)[more][less]
Abstract: Seeds of an inbred line (B-11-90) of Karkadeh (Hibiscus sabdariffa) were investigated for their proximate composition (AOAC methods), nitrogen solubility and protein isolate (Karkadeh seed protein isolates [KSPI]) functional properties (standard methods). The fat and protein contents of the seeds were 22.43% and 32.46%, respectively. Nitrogen solubility was good in both water and 1.0 M NaCl at alkaline pH rather than at acidic pH, with better solubility at higher pH levels in water than in 1.0 M NaCl. The functional properties of the KSPI were as follows: water absorption capacity, 181 ml/100 g; fat absorption capacity, 110 ml/100 g; bulk density, 0.77 g/ml; and apparent viscosity (at 208C), 13.42 cps. KSPI showed a maximum foaming capacity at pH 12 and 1.6 M NaCl, a maximum emulsification capacity at pH 11 and 1.8 M NaCl, and a weaker foam stability at neutral pH than at acidic or alkaline pH, with a better foam stability at alkaline pH. The foam stability was considerably improved by treatment with 1.6 M NaCl. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/726 Files in this item: 1
Mahgoub_IJFSN_2009.pdf (900.3Kb) -
Mokgothu, C.J.; Adegbesan, O.A. (African Educational Research Network (AERN), http://www.ncsu.edu/aern/links.htm, June NaN, 2009)[more][less]
Abstract: This study provides information on the psychological and sociocultural correlates of motor skill development of athletes in Botswana. Seventy-three (73) student athletes were sampled on a psycho-sociocultural and motor skills development questionnaire. Results indicated a positive and moderate relationship of the psychological and sociocultural variables on the athletes' motor skill development. Also, significant gender differences were not (P>.05) apparent in mean rating with the psychological and sociocultural variables as they influenced the athlets' motor skill development. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/976 Files in this item: 1
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Adeyemi, D.A. (IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, March NaN, 2011)[more][less]
Abstract: Recently, the reading-writing connection has come into focus as an area that can be exploited to address English as a second language (ESL) writing skills development. This is because various studies have identified ESL writing as being grossly inadequate both at the junior secondary, senior secondary and college levels in Botswana and elsewhere in Africa where English is learned as a second language (L2). Even in situations where English is taught as the first language (L1), the problem of writing persists. This paper discusses ESL composition teaching and learning issues by looking at the integration of reader-response based pedagogy with process writing as a way of improving the learning and teaching of composition writing skills at the junior secondary school level in Botswana. The paper also discusses the implications of this strategy in writing pedagogy and the procedure for its use in composition writing skills development. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1013 Files in this item: 1
Adeyemi_IJSE_2011.pdf (688.4Kb) -
Nleya, P.T. (Athabasca University Press, http://www.aupress.ca/index.php, NaN, 2009)[more][less]
Abstract: The rapid growth and modernization of economies in developing countries like Botswana creates new and unmet demands for certain kinds of educated and skilled labour. The expansion of secondary and tertiary school systems has also created a problem of unemployed school leavers. The growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), globalization and the digital divide likewise, have together put new pressures on developing countries to accelerate their development to meet these demands. This paper reports the results of a survey that sought to assess levels of eLearning readiness, applications and trainee requirements in Botswana’s private sector. Such baseline data can inform policymakers and researchers and promote the transformation required of private sector companies to become learning organizations. The findings suggested that eLearning readiness (eReadiness) levels were moderate to low, and that archaic technology (i.e., overhead projection) was used by more than half of the private sector organizations for training (with far less than half using digital eLearning applications). While the overall findings suggested low levels of eLearning readiness, applications and trainee requirements in Botswana’s private sector, seventy percent of trainers reported that their organizations encouraged them to acquire basic computer skills to facilitate eLearning. The current eLearning situation in Botswana, and the literature reviewed, demonstrates that the integration of ICTs in both developing and developed countries was a gradual process. Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have expedited the change process in developed countries. However, several limitations are associated with such partnerships and this renders lessons for developing countries to emulate. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10311/1046 Files in this item: 1
Nleya_CJLT_2009.pdf (2.629Mb)