State hegemony and the planning and implementation of literacy education in Botswana

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-65

  Maruatona, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Centralisation; Decentralisation; Hegemony; Literacy; Resistance; Transformation

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; HEGEMONY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LITERACY; STATE ROLE;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 1642578767     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Apple M.W. Power, Meaning and Identity: Essays in Critical Educational Studies 1999 Peter Lang New York
2. Archer D. Reflections of REFLECT in El Salvador Journal of Adult Education and Development 54 2000 259-284
3. Barton D. Hamilton M. Local Literacies: Reading and Writing in One Community 1998 Routledge Publishers London
4. Bhola H.S. Literacy campaigns: a policy perspective Wagner D. Venezky R. Street B. Literacy: An International Handbook 1999 288-293 Westview Press Boulder, CO
5. Caffarella R. Planning Programmes for Adult Learners: A Practical Guide for Educators, Trainers and Staff Developers 1994 Jossey-Bass San Francisco, CA
6. Cairney T.H. Pathways to Literacy 1995 Cassell London
7. Cervero R. Wilson A. Planning Responsibly for Adult Education: A Guide for Negotiating Power and Interests 1994 Jossey-Bass San Fransisco, CA
8. Crowther J. Participation in adult community education: a discourse of diminishing returns International Journal of Lifelong Education 19 6 2000 479-492
9. Department of Non Formal Education, 1998. 1997 Annual Report on the Literacy Programme. Gaborone, Botswana.
10. Forester J. Critical Theory, Public Policy, and Planning Practice: Towards a Critical Pragmatism 1993 State University of New York Press New York
11. Freire P. Pedagogy of the Oppressed 1990 Continuum Publishing New York
12. Gaborone S. Mutanyatta J. Youngman F. Report of the Evaluation of the Botswana National Literacy Programme 1987 The Institute of Adult Education, Ministry of Education Gaborone
13. Gee J. Social Inequalities and Literacies: Ideology in Discourse 2nd ed 1996 Falmer Press London
14. Giroux H. The politics of insurgent multiculturalism in the era of Los Angeles uprisings Kanpol B. McLaren P. Cultural Multiculturalism: Uncommon Voices in a Common Struggle 1995 107-124 Bergin and Garvey London
15. Giroux H. Pedagogy and the Politics of Hope: Theory, Culture, and Schooling 1997 Westview Press Boulder, CO
16. Glesne C. Becoming qualitative researchers: An introduction (2nd ed) 1999 Longman New York
17. Gough P.B. The new literacy: caveat emptor Journal of Research in Reading 18 2 1995 79-86
18. Hernández A. Pedagogy, Democracy and Feminism: Rethinking the Public Sphere 1997 State University of New York Press New York
19. Kanpol B. Multiculturalism and empathy: a broader pedagogy of solidarity Kanpol B. McLaren P. Cultural Multiculturalism: Uncommon Voices in a Common Struggle 1995 177-195 Bergin and Garvey London
20. Krathwohl D.R. Methods of educational and social science research: An integrated approach (2nd ed) 1998 Longman New York
21. Maruatona, T.L., 2001. Literacy for what? A critical analysis of planning for the Botswana national literacy programme. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The University of Georgia, Athens.
22. Meissenhelder S. Literacy and national development: the case of Botswana Dublin F. Kuhlman N. Cross Cultural Literacy: Global Perspectives on Reading and Writing 1992 1-18 Prentice Hall Englewood Cliffs, NJ
23. Ministry of Education, 1977. Report of the National Commission On Education. Government Printer, Gaborone.
24. Ministry of Education, 1979. The eradication of illiteracy in Botswana: A national initiative consultation document. Department of Non Formal Education, Gaborone.
25. Ministry of Education, 1993. Report of the national commission on education. Government Printer, Gaborone.
26. Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, 1985. National Development Plan VI1 1985-91. Government Printer, Gaborone.
27. Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, 1997. First national survey on literacy in Botswana. Central Statistics Office. Government Printer, Gaborone.
28. Molomo M.G. The bureaucracy and democracy in Botswana Holm J. Molutsi P. Democracy in Botswana 1989 237-243 Macmillan Gaborone
29. Mpofu S. Youngman F. The dominant tradition in adult literacy: a comparative study of national literacy programmes in Botswana and Zimbabwe International Review of Education 47 6 2001 573-595
30. Patterson R. Bozeman J. Comparativist study of state promotion of science and technology: cases of Botswana and Singapore Journal of Developing Societies XV 2 1999 116-142
31. Patton M. Qualitative evaluation and research methods 1990 Sage Publishers Newbury Park, CA
32. Posner G.J. Models of curriculum planning Beyer L. Apple M. The Curriculum: Problems, Politics and Possibilities 2nd ed 1998 79-100 New York State University Press New York
33. Pratt D. Curriculum Planning: A Handbook for Professionals 1994 Harcourt Brace College Publishers New York
34. Quigley A.B. Rethinking Literacy Education 1997 Jossey-Bass San Francisco, CA
35. Sen A. Development as Freedom 1999 Anchor Books New York
36. Sleeter C. Making Choices for Multicultural Education: Five Approaches to Race, Class and Gender 2nd ed 1999 Merill Columbus, OH
37. Street B.V. Learning and Development: Ethnographic Perspectives 2001 Routledge London
38. Stromquist N. Literacy for Citizenship: Gender and Grassroots Dynamics in Brazil 1997 State University of New York Albany, NY
39. Torres C.A. Democracy, Education and Multiculturalism: Dilemmas of Citizenship in a Global World 1998 Rowman and Littlefield Boulder, CO
40. UNESCO, 1997. Final Report: The fifth International Conference on Adult Education. UNESCO, Hamburg.
41. Weil D.K. Towards Multicultural Literacy: Theory and Practice for Education for Liberation 1998 Peter Lang Boston, MA
42. Woods P. Successful Writing for Qualitative Researchers 1999 Routledge London
43. World Bank, 2000. World Bank indicators 2000. Retrieved on the 28th May, 2002 from the World Wide web: http/www.worldbank.org/data/ind.2000/pfsd/tabl-1pdf.
44. Youngman F. The Political Economy of Adult Education and Development 2000 Zed Books New York