Participation and Entitlement in Educational Development: Accounts of Participatory Practitioner Research in Botswana

by Macleod, Donnie; Hookey, Barbara; Frier, Brenda; Cowieson, Allan

• ISBN13: 9780754618492
• ISBN10: 0754618498
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co

Summary

The Botswana Inservice and Preservice Project (BIPP), funded by the UK's Department for International Development and launched in 1996, was designed to enhance the quality of education in Botswana. It was a multi-faceted project encompassing initial teacher training, differentiated and mixed ability teaching and the development of a national learning resource centre. Key features included teamwork, local ownership and the fostering of a spirit of collaboration.During the project several themes kept recurring: entitlement, inclusion, partnership, ownership, participation and empowerment. This volume presents the outcomes of a variety of practitioner research projects illustrating the importance of these themes. These studies show genuine, professional engagement with real change in response to identified development needs in schools, regional clusters and colleges of education. They also communicate that to be effective, planned educational change must take account of the uniqueness of each context in terms of its people culture, economic and political policy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Preface	ix
PART 1: PARTICIPATION
1 Factoring English Language Teachers into a Curriculum Change Equation: A Case for Localised Senior Schools Syllabus
Jimmy G Mathuba with Donnie M MacLeod	3	(22)
2 Involving Parents in their Children's Learning
Thusego Doreen Tito with Barbara Hookey	25	(22)
3 Towards Effective Support of the Untrained Science Teacher in Eliciting and Using Pupils' Prior Knowledge
Livhalani Dudu Nemaorani with Barbara Hookey	47	(16)
4 Consultation and Collaboration as an Approach to Curriculum Differentiation at a Senior Secondary School in Botswana: The Support Role of the Staff Development Co-ordinator
Elizabeth Mmamosadinyana Gouwe with Donnie M MacLeod	63	(26)
PART 2: ENTITLEMENT
5 Selective Intervention: A Case Study of an Extensive Reading Programme in a Community Junior Secondary School in Botswana and Considerations for Wider Implications
Victor Boy Maika with Brenda J Frier	89	(18)
6 Inculcating a Culture of Reading in Young Learners: A Case Study of Botswana Junior Secondary Schools
Constance Molelo with Allan R Cowieson	107	(22)
7 An Investigation into Enabling Gifted Learners to Attain a Sense of Motivation in Mixed Ability Science Classes at CJSS Level: A Case Study
Balemogeng M. Mankunzini with Allan R Cowieson	129	(20)
8 The Effective Teaching and Learning of Poetry as a Genre of Literature in a Botswana Secondary School
Sir-Wonder J Masebola with Brenda J Frier	149	(20)
PART 3: INCLUSION
9 Developing Strategies to Help Behaviour Management in School Through Staff Development, Leading to the Development of a Whole School Policy
Galerone S Phuthego with Brenda J Frier	169	(18)
10 Approaches to Teaching and Learning which Support the Inclusion of Children with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties in a Mainstream School
Sebotso Olivia Richard with Allan R Cowieson	187	(20)
11 Creating an Inclusive Environment for Students with Visual Impairments in Community Junior Secondary Schools
Enewamang Mankgane-Mtambo with Donnie M MacLeod	207	(24)
PART 4: EMPOWERMENT
12 Promoting Teachers' Self-confidence and Assertiveness as Fundamental Principles of Professional Development: The Role of Inservice
Koti K M Molefi with Donnie M MacLeod	231	(20)
13 How Can Design and Technology Teachers be Assisted and Supported to Develop a Sense of Ownership of the Process of Feedback on Continuous Assessment in Junior Secondary Schools?
Jacob C Momene with Brenda J Frier	251	(22)
14 An Analytical Critique into How Best Teachers can Translate Environmental Education Theory into Practice at Junior Certificate Level in Botswana
Bauni Lameck Phuthego with Barbara Hookey	273