Title:
The story behind the story : tracing San children in Botswana
Authors:
Le Roux, W.
,
Thupe, G.E.
Year:
2002
Serial number:
100
Journal:
Early Childhood Matters
Pages:
22
-
25
ISSN:
1387-9553
Language:
eng
Subject:
Education, Science and Technology
Keywords:
education
,
children
,
research
Abstract:
In this article,Willemien le Roux,founder ofthe Bokamoso Preschool Programme,and Gaolatlhe Eirene Thupe, its current Coordinator, reflect on their experiences in carrying out a tracer study on participants in the programme. This currently operates in 13 San settlements in the Ghanzi District of western Botswana and incorporates three main hypotheses: that San children who have gone through preschool will be less likely to drop out of formal schools; that parents will participate more positively in the formal education process if their children are somehow ‘lured’into learning through play; and that the introduction of languages in an informal way will break through children’s resistance to other languages and give them a head start in primary school.
Organization:
Bernard van Leer Foundation
Country:
Botswana
Region:
Southern Africa
Category:
Practice
Right:
© 2002 Bernard van Leer Foundation
Document type:
E-article
File:
124479.pdf