
- 280 pages
- English
- PDF
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Education in Southern Africa
About this book
Education in Southern Africa is a comprehensive critical reference guide to education in the region. With chapters written by an international team of leading regional education experts, the book explores the education systems of each country in the region. With chapters covering Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, the book critically examines the development of education provision in each country as well as local and global contexts. Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole and guides to available online datasets, this handbook will be an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers at all levels.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- HalfTitle
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Series Editor’s Preface
- The Contributors
- Introduction Education in Southern Africa: Patterns and Issues
- 1 Botswana: Aspects of General Education
- 2 Lesotho: Organization, Structures and Challenges
- 3 Madagascar: From Political Divisionism to Unified Development
- 4 Malawi: Contemporary and Critical Issues
- 5 Mozambique: Binding Quantitative and Qualitative Goals
- 6 Namibia: An Overview of System Reform
- 7 South Africa: Educational Reform – Curriculum, Governance and Teacher Education
- 8 South Africa: Making Post-apartheid Rights into Realities
- 9 Swaziland: Access, Quality and Relevance
- 10 Zimbabwe: From Education Reform to Political Instability
- Index