An Integrative Review on the San of Botswana's Indigenous Literacy and Formal Schooling Education

Autor/in	Ketsitlile, Lone
Titel	An Integrative Review on the San of Botswana's Indigenous Literacy and Formal Schooling Education
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 41 (2012) 2, S.218-228 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1326-0111
DOI	10.1017/jie.2012.21
Schlagwörter	Indigenous Populations; Foreign Countries; Official Languages; Schools of Education; Racial Bias; Literacy; African Languages; English (Second Language); Language of Instruction; Disadvantaged; Underachievement; Dropouts; Indigenous Knowledge; Educational Experience; Language Acquisition; Second Language Learning; Teacher Education; Minority Groups; Educational Attainment; Botswana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sinti und Roma; Ausland; Office language; Amtssprache; Erziehungswissenschaftliche Fakultät; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Performance deficiency; Leistungsschwäche; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Bildungserfahrung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Ethnische Minderheit; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	The San are Southern Africa's first indigenous peoples. They can be found in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The San peoples in Botswana still face discrimination, especially in the education sector, as their indigenous literacy and way of life are largely ignored. Their languages are not part of the school curriculum in Botswana and it is English (the official language) and Setswana (the national language) that are taught in schools. In theory, this should not be the case. This highly disadvantages San children as they underperform and drop out of school. Hence, very few have made it to the University of Botswana and the Colleges of Education. In order for Botswana to reach its aim of an educated and informed nation by 2016, San peoples need to be catered for in the education system of Botswana. This article is an integrative review about the San of Botswana and (1) explains what has been studied about the San with regard to their indigenous ways of knowing and reading the world; (2) gives a clear picture of their formal schooling experiences; and, (3) provides an overview of their English and Setswana language acquisition. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10