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Perraton, Hilary – Teaching at a Distance, 1976
The author describes his experience in the establishment of Botswana Extension College in Africa. Difficulties of assessing educational needs and experimentation with radio-correspondence courses and various forms of face-to-face group work in village study centers are described with focus on different roles for teachers and for institutions with…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Developing Nations, Educational Development
Gustafsson, Ingemar – 1986
This paper describes two programs in Botswana and Zimbabwe in which manual work forms an integral part of the educational program. It analyzes their objectives and structure and discusses constraints against the background of socioeconomic change in the two countries. Differences are identified and discussed. The first two sections deal separately…
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Development, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Kraai, Ziki; And Others – 1979
The use of popular theatre to overcome community development problems in underdeveloped countries through adult education is introduced and its relationship to the concept of participatory research is explored. Material is arranged in four sections. The first of these presents an introduction to popular theatre and participatory research. Stemming…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Community Control, Community Development
Download full textHanssen, Andrew; And Others – Development Communication Report, 1983
In addition to the lead article by Andrew Hanssen, Steven Kozlow, and Anne Olsen, this publication contains the following articles related to communications in developing nations: (1) "World Communications Year, 1983"; (2) "Field Research in Botswana Leads to More Relevant Media Production," by Chris Garforth; (3) "Kenya…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Development, Design Requirements, Developing Nations
Van Rensburg, Patrick – 1974
Opened in 1963, the Swaneng Hill School in Serowe, Botswana, was an experiment for its untrained founders whose objectives were to reduce the exclusiveness of secondary education, equip students with skills and knowledge needed for development, make the school a focal point for community development, and instill a sense of social justice in the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Course Descriptions
Maruatona, Tonic – 1996
Despite Botswana's commitment to the ideals of democracy and equity, abject and relative poverty are widespread among the country's rural populace. Since Botswana's independence, its rates of poverty, unemployment, and illiteracy have increased. The situation necessitates fundamental changes in the lives of Botswana's rural residents. Such change…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
