Abstract The National Literacy Programme in Namibia (NLPN) was launched in 1992 to promote basic literacy and numeracy for the improvement of the livelihood of adults. Studies seem to neglect the voice of the adult learners with hearing impairments participating in the literacy programmes as well as the deaf parents. This study reckons the need to fill the gap that exists in the knowledge base: How the adult learners with hearing impairments of the NLPN in the Khomas, Ohangwena, Omusati and O...
ABSTRACT The need to provide educational opportunities for underprivileged women to enable them play significant roles in the society has been
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to find out the rate, extent and causes of vandalism in Namibian schools and hostels in two regions. An interview protocol consisting of structured as well as open ended questions was used together with a questionnaire consisting of a combined set of scaled, structured and open ended questions which was answered by principals, management members and hostel supervisory staff and matrons. Site observation at schools and hostels was also conducted. The school...
Abstract This study assessed the application of literacy skills towards poverty alleviation by graduates of the National Literacy Programme in Oshikoto region, Namibia. The study addressed three major questions that were regarded important in understanding how the use of literacy skills is contributing to poverty alleviation in the lives of the participants. The questions looked at the skills the literacy programme graduates in Oshikoto region acquired; how literacy skills acquired are used a...
ABSTRACT Community participation lies at the heart of developmental programmes and policies. Unfortunately, the literature proves that many community development projects fail due to low community participation. In Namibia, the issue of low community participation is particularly associated with men distancing themselves from community projects. This study aimed at investigating underlying factors preventing participation of men in community development projects with special reference to the ...
ABSTRACT The introduction of the distance education programme at UCC has over the years widened access to higher education to many, especially those who hitherto would not have had the chance in the conventional education system. Student numbers have grown tremendously to about 30,000 in the 2012/2013 academic year. To ensure the effectiveness of the teaching and learning process, some student support services are being operated. Common support services for students include a face-to-face tu...
ABSTRACT The Education for All Action Plan (2002), Millennium Development Goal Report (2008), National Development Plan 4 (2012) and the Ministry of Education Strategic Plan (2012) acknowledge the need for resource mobilisation strategies to help finance adult education. Studies on Namibia resource mobilisation highlight the lack of infrastructural, financial and human resources in adult education but the studies do not mention strategies to mobilise these resources. Fourteen regions exist in...
ABSTRACT This paper investigated the challenges or constraints of women in continuing higher education programme with particular focus on the B.Ed part-time programme of the usman danfodiyo university sokoto. A simple survey research design was employed to explore the issue. A 4 item questionnaire supplemented with oral interview sessions provided the data used for the study. The study involved 150 randomly selected women in B.Ed part-time programme of the usman danfodiyo university. T...
ABSTRACT High teacher turnover is a common problem in the Ministry of Education in all schools around Namibia, specifically in the Omusati Education Region. This research sought to highlight factors that influence teacher attrition in secondary schools in the Omusati Education Region. The research revealed that though hundreds of teachers were graduating from universities and colleges around the country each year, schools have never had enough qualified teachers. A high teacher turnover is a...
ABSTRACT At independence, Namibia was confronted with a skewed land tenure system where the minority-owned vast productive land (Juach et al., 2013). To avoid losing land to dominant locals and rich occupants the government established the Ministry of Lands and Resettlement to be responsible for the process of land reform and resettlement. As a result, the resettlement programme was established to assist in addressing social injustices and to improve the lives of those who are encircled by p...
ABSTRACT The Basic Education Teachers’ Diploma (BETD) is a teacher training programme offered at the four colleges of education in Namibia. One of the major goals of the programme is to facilitate reflective practice in pre- and in-service teachers, who are or will be teaching in grades one to ten. One of the components that specifically aim at the practical development of reflective practitioners is the School-Based Studies (SBS) component of the programme. As stated in the BETD Broad Cur...
Abstract This study investigated the perceptions of the graduates and beneficiaries of the adult education programmes aimed at livelihood improvement in informal settlements of Windhoek. The adult education programmes that were looked at are the National Literacy Programme in Namibia (NLPN), Adult Upper Primary Education (AUPE) and Adult Skills Development for Self Employment (ASDSE). Evaluations on the implementation of these programmes have been carried out, and the findings show successe...
Abstract This study examined family barriers in the provision of quality of Pre-Primary education for the children with disabilities in Lindi Region, Tanzania. This study was a qualitative inquiry. Data were collected using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. It involved a sample of 23 of the participants. The study established that the provision of the quality Pre-Primary education for the children with disabilities was hampered by a number of the family barriers. These barrier...
ABSTRACT This study discusses the influences of gender on managerial efficiency of academic librarians in Nigeria. The rationale for the study was to investigate if gender grouping has an influence on the managerial competence of librarians in Nigeria. The total enumeration sampling technique with a questionnaire instrument was used to collect data from 105 respondents and 89 questionnaires were found usable for the data analysis. The questionnaire was analyzed using SPSS. The study reveale...
ABSTRACT Optimum performance of the university system is dependent on decision-making, teamwork, planning, control, coordination and communication system, which are measures of effectiveness of the administrators. There are evidences that administrators‟ work schedule in the Nigerian university system had been hampered by internal and external interferences; a trend that had raised concerns among stakeholders. Previous studies have focused on the effects of financial, environmental, institu...