Parents' Participation in Public Primary Schools in Botswana: Perceptions and Experiences of Headteachers

International Education Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 68-77

  Pansiri, Nkobi Owen ^a   Bulawa, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Boarding primary school; Family and community; Parent education programme; Parental participation; Parents and teachers association; Remote area dwellers; School

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877106236     PISSN: 19139020     EISSN: 19139039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5539/ies.v6n5p68     Document Type: Article

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