Re-Educating Namibia: The Early Years of Radical Education Reform, 1990-1995

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Title:	Re-Educating Namibia: The Early Years of Radical Education Reform, 1990-1995
Author:	Gonzales, Michael C.
Year:	2000
Periodical:	Africa Today
Volume:	47
Issue:	1
Period:	Winter
Pages:	105-124
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Namibia
Subjects:	educational reform primary education Education and Oral Traditions
External link:	http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/africa_today/v047/47.1gonzales.pdf
Abstract:	Following independence, the government of Namibia saw primary education reform as a principal means of investing in human capital to promote socioeconomic development. This paper analyses the efforts made during the first five years of the reform programme. While emphasis on strucutural change, learner-centered education, and universality provided strong foundations for a democratic educational system, a difficult medium of instruction policy and insufficient attention to gender equity delayed a comprehensive transformation. This analysis calls for greater educator participation in implementing the pedagogical approach, altering the language-of-instruction policy, greater gender equity in resource allocation, and greater attention to sex and AIDS education. The examination draws upon a combination of policy documents, site visits, and interviews. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum.