Evaluation of school partnership policy in Botswana : a qualitative approach to six case studies / Gabatshwane Taka Tsayang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tsayang, G. T.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Studies in African education ; v. 3.

Studies in African education ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Secondary--Botswana--Case studies.

Education, Secondary.

Community education--Botswana--Case studies.

Community education.

Education and state--Botswana--Case studies.

Education and state.

Finance.

Botswana.

Education, Secondary--Botswana--Finance--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

ix, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellen Press, [1998]

Contents:

Chapter 2 The Policy and Practice of Community Schooling 7

Section 1 The Concept of a Community School: An International Perspective 15

Section 2 Recurring Community School Themes

Community Participation in School Management and Provision of Resources 15

Community Participation and Curriculum 17

School Involvement in Community Projects 22

Utilisation of School Facilities by Communities 23

Section 3 Community Schooling in Botswana 25

Chapter 3 Qualitative Research Methods 31

Section 1 Implications for Developing Countries 31

Section 2 Methodological Rationale for the Illustrative Multi-Site Case Study 47

Section 3 The Research Design and Process: An Application of the Qualitative Methods to the Multi-Site Case Study 50

The methodological process represented by the diagram below is expanded below starting with permission and access to conduct the study. The design and research process are discussed simultaneously 50

Permission and Access to Conduct the Study 50

Choice of the Central District 53

Choice of the Case Study Schools 54

Data Analysis 61

Validity and Reliability 64

Chapter 4 The Context of Education in Botswana 67

Geography 68

Population 69

Economy 71

Government 73

Botswana Education 76

The 1977 National Commission on Education (NCE) 76

The Community Junior Secondary School Partnership Policy 81

Chapter 5 Research Findings 87

Theme 1 Informants' Knowledge of and Opinion About Boards of Governors Composition 88

Theme 2 Community Participation and School Management 100

Theme 3 Community Participation and Curriculum 102

Theme 4 Community Participation and Provision of Resources 107

Theme 5 Utilisation of School Resources by the Community 119

Overview of the Findings 123

Section 1 Implications of the Findings for Policy and Practice 129

Community Participation and School Management 133

Community Involvement in the Curriculum 140

Community Involvement in the Provision of Resources 146

Utilisation of School Resources by Communities 154

Section 2 General Theoretical and Methodological Implications 156.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-175) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0773482814

OCLC:

39458954