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African literature: Matshoba's "call me not a man"
(National Council of Teachers of English, http://www.ncte.org/, 1990-12)Suggests using Mtutuzeli Matshoba's "Call Me Not a Man" as the central text in a unit on oppression to help students understand and make them better able to respond to oppression. Provides key questions for structuring the ... -
The study of curriculum change in Botswana with special reference to primary science: an historical perspective
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals, 1995)This paper traces historical events in the development of primary science in Botswana. It identifies changes that have taken place from 1969 to 1989. Prior to 1969, the word science in primary schools was non-existent. ... -
Competing gender ideologies: a conceptual framework for the analysis of education amongst Batswana of Botswana, c.1840-c.1994
(Research and Development Unit, University of Botswana. http://www.thuto.org, 1997)In both precolonial and Westerm forms of schooling, education was a crucial medium of construction and articulation of ideas concerning the role and behaviour of women. Precolonial education reproduced and maintained sharp ... -
Gender perceptions of the Botswana Literacy Programme among the minorities in the Chobe District
(BNR, http://www.botsoc.org.bw, 1998)This paper discusses a gender analysis of the perceptions of the Basubiya in North Western Botswana towards participation and utilization of the Botswana National Literacy Programme (NLP). The need to determine the effects ... -
Determinants of the nutritional status of children in a rural African setting: the case of Chobe district, Botswana
(United Nations University Press. http://www.unu.edu, 1998)Variations in interdistrict nutritional status have puzzled both social policy makers and health workers in Botswana. A total of 643 households and 898 pre-school children were surveyed to determine factors that are ... -
Nutrition-infection interactions
(AFAHPER-SD; see http://www.ajol.info/journal_index.php?jid=153, 1998)Nutrition and health are closely related to each other. Adequate nutrition leads to good or normal health. The focus of this paper is on the interaction of, and relationships between, nutrition and infection (as a health aspect). -
Teachers' perspectives on classroom practice in Botswana: implications for pedagogical change
(Routledge http://www.informaworld.com, 1998-04)Attempts to improve the quality of education in Botswana have, inter alia, included an emphasis on a learner-centered pedagogy. Attempts at implementing this pedagogy have been made within the ambit of the technical rational ... -
A departure from the past? Extension workers and participatory rural development: the case of Botswana
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.informaworld.com, 1998-07)This article addresses the question of whether extension workers can change their attitudes and practices in order to promote participatory rural development by considering the case of Botswana. It discusses the emergent ... -
Effect of traditional Sudanese processing of kisra bread and hulu-mur drink on their thiamine, riboflavin and mineral contents
(Elsevier; www.elsevier.com/locate/foodchem, 1999)The effect of fermentation, germination and heating on the levels of thiamine, riboflavin and some mineral elements was studied in Sudanese kisra bread and hulu-mur drink prepared from the two sorghum cultivars dabar and ... -
Perceptions of the water cycle among primary school children in Botswana
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals, 1999)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 ... -
Colonial initiatives and Afreican responses in the esdtablishment of the dairy industry in the Bechuanaland Protectorate, 1930-1966
(Research and Development Unit, University of Botswana http://www.thuto.org, 1999)The dairy industry arose in Bechuanaland primarily as an alternative to beef production in response to South Africa's restrictions on the import of cattle from the Protectorate African dairy producers were at a disadvantage ... -
Production and evaluation of weaning foods based on sorghum and legumes
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Netherlands http://www.springerlink.com/content/t218k71qq13p5476/, 1999-03)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, ... -
New developments in the national examination system in Botswana
(National Council on Measurement in Education. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com, 1999-12)The study briefly looks at the new developments in the national examination system in Botswana. With this new system, the government opted for a criterion-referenced testing (CRT) model for primary and junior secondary ... -
Towards equity in assessment: crafting gender-fair assessment
(Routledge. http://www.informaworld.com, 2000-03-01)This article explores definitions of achievement and their relationship to gender-fair assessment. A framework to discuss achievement is drawn from the affinities of standpoint theory and post-structural theories' emphasis ... -
Globalization and lifelong education: reflection on some challenges for Africa
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals, 2000-05)The global phenomenon called globalization frequently offers justifications for socio-economic and political actions aimed at bringing rapidly into fruition the "Global Village" which Marshall McLuhan had anticipated ... -
Weight control perception among female adolescents in Botswana
(AFAHPER-SD; see http://www.ajol.info/journal_index.php?jid=153, 2000-10)This study examined the weight control perception and the factors associated with it among female adolescents in Gaborone, Botswana. The subjects were two hundred and twenty 15-17 year-old students from five Community ... -
Assessing the impact of HIV/AIDS on the University of Botswana
(Research and Development Unit, University of Botswana. http://www.thuto.org, 2001)The article reports findings on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the University of Botswana. Data from multiple sources was used to ascertain prevalence rates, morbidity and mortality among students and staff. Prevalence rates ... -
A Survey of recreational facilities in southern Botswana schools for children with disabilities
(University of Botswana; http://www.ub.bw, 2001)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 ... -
Nutrition and the ailing immune system: a challenge in the new millenium
(Office of Research and Development, University of Botswana; http://www.ub.bw, 2001)The new millennium has come but we are not healthy: the Human Immuno-deficiency VIruS (HIV) IS taking its toll. It is critical for everyone to find ways of coping with this problem, along side campaigns to eradicate the ... -
Anthropometry, body composition and somatotypes of Botswana national karate players: a descriptive study
(Tartu University Press; http://www.tyk.ee, 2001)The present study was undertaken to assess the physique, body composition and somatotypes of Botswana national karate players camped in preparation for the 1999. All Africa Games held in Johannesburg, South Africa. In ...