Richard Tabulawa
Biographic Data
| ID | 4497080 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Tabulawa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Tabulawa |
| SIGNATURE | TABULAWA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Botswana |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0184-4312 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 104 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Pedagogies for critical thinking at universities in Kenya, Ghana and Botswana
While critical thinking is widely regarded as a key outcome of higher education, research has shown that in practice it is only developed when certain conditions are in place, relating to the pedagogical approach, the nature of the curriculum and the level of challenge, amongst other factors. This article reports on findings from a four-year mixed methods study in Botswana, Ghana and Kenya, aiming to investigate the factors underpinning the succe…
Globalisation and Education Policy Reform in Botswana
Enablers of pedagogical change within universities
Quality of teaching and learning in higher education is increasingly recognised as a pressing issue on the African continent, and there have been various reform initiatives to transform classrooms and institutions. However, little is known about the factors that affect pedagogical change in institutions, and enable or constrain these innovations from taking root. This study explores the cases of eight diverse universities in Botswana, Ghana and K…
Child soldiers in the culture wars
Child soldiers have received increasing attention over the last 20 years. The phenomenon does not occur as isolated aberrations but is interwoven in complex economic, political, religious and ideol
The state, markets and higher education reform in Botswana
Market forces are being introduced in public spheres such as higher education and public health, which hitherto were closed to such forces. Ironically, it is the state that is responsible for this process of marketisation. Some see this state action as leading to a growing influence of the state in public policy while others see an attenuation of its role. Critiquing this market–state incompatibility thesis from a geo-spatial perspective on globa…
The rise and attenuation of the basic education programme (BEP) in Botswana
Education reform in Botswana
Literature on globalisation claims that changed global patterns of production and industrial organisation have intensified international economic competition, prompting nations globally to restructure their education systems in an attempt to position themselves favourably in an increasingly competitive economic environment. This is an environment that now requires a new kind of worker, what Castells terms the self‐programmable worker. This has pu…
International Aid Agencies, Learner-centred Pedagogy and Political Democratisation
Recent pronouncements by international aid agencies on their interest in and preference for a learner-centred pedagogy so far appear not to have attracted much scholarly attention. This paper attempts to explain this interest. It argues that although the efficacy of the pedagogy is often couched in cognitive/educational terms, in essence, its efficacy lies in its political and ideological nature. The fact that the aid agencies' interest in the pe…
Teachers' perspectives on classroom practice in Botswana
Attempts to improve the quality of education in Botswana have, inter alia, included an emphasis on a learner-centered pedagogy. Attempts at implementing this pedagogy have been made within the ambit of the technical rational model of curriculum development. The attempts, however, have produced inconclusive results, and these results have often been rationalized in technicist terms, e.g., as being due to lack of resources and poorly trained teache…
Pedagogical classroom practice and the social context
International Aid Agencies, Learner-centred Pedagogy and Political Democratisation
Recent pronouncements by international aid agencies on their interest in and preference for a learner-centred pedagogy so far appear not to have attracted much scholarly attention. This paper attempts to explain this interest. It argues that although the efficacy of the pedagogy is often couched in cognitive/educational terms, in essence, its efficacy lies in its political and ideological nature. The fact that the aid agencies' interest in the pe…
Pedagogical classroom practice and the social context
Education reform in Botswana
Literature on globalisation claims that changed global patterns of production and industrial organisation have intensified international economic competition, prompting nations globally to restructure their education systems in an attempt to position themselves favourably in an increasingly competitive economic environment. This is an environment that now requires a new kind of worker, what Castells terms the self‐programmable worker. This has pu…
Teachers' perspectives on classroom practice in Botswana
Attempts to improve the quality of education in Botswana have, inter alia, included an emphasis on a learner-centered pedagogy. Attempts at implementing this pedagogy have been made within the ambit of the technical rational model of curriculum development. The attempts, however, have produced inconclusive results, and these results have often been rationalized in technicist terms, e.g., as being due to lack of resources and poorly trained teache…
Enablers of pedagogical change within universities
Quality of teaching and learning in higher education is increasingly recognised as a pressing issue on the African continent, and there have been various reform initiatives to transform classrooms and institutions. However, little is known about the factors that affect pedagogical change in institutions, and enable or constrain these innovations from taking root. This study explores the cases of eight diverse universities in Botswana, Ghana and K…
Child soldiers in the culture wars
Child soldiers have received increasing attention over the last 20 years. The phenomenon does not occur as isolated aberrations but is interwoven in complex economic, political, religious and ideol
The rise and attenuation of the basic education programme (BEP) in Botswana
Pedagogical classroom practice and the social context
Teachers' perspectives on classroom practice in Botswana
Attempts to improve the quality of education in Botswana have, inter alia, included an emphasis on a learner-centered pedagogy. Attempts at implementing this pedagogy have been made within the ambit of the technical rational model of curriculum development. The attempts, however, have produced inconclusive results, and these results have often been rationalized in technicist terms, e.g., as being due to lack of resources and poorly trained teache…
International Aid Agencies, Learner-centred Pedagogy and Political Democratisation
Recent pronouncements by international aid agencies on their interest in and preference for a learner-centred pedagogy so far appear not to have attracted much scholarly attention. This paper attempts to explain this interest. It argues that although the efficacy of the pedagogy is often couched in cognitive/educational terms, in essence, its efficacy lies in its political and ideological nature. The fact that the aid agencies' interest in the pe…
Education reform in Botswana
Literature on globalisation claims that changed global patterns of production and industrial organisation have intensified international economic competition, prompting nations globally to restructure their education systems in an attempt to position themselves favourably in an increasingly competitive economic environment. This is an environment that now requires a new kind of worker, what Castells terms the self‐programmable worker. This has pu…
The rise and attenuation of the basic education programme (BEP) in Botswana
The state, markets and higher education reform in Botswana
Market forces are being introduced in public spheres such as higher education and public health, which hitherto were closed to such forces. Ironically, it is the state that is responsible for this process of marketisation. Some see this state action as leading to a growing influence of the state in public policy while others see an attenuation of its role. Critiquing this market–state incompatibility thesis from a geo-spatial perspective on globa…
Child soldiers in the culture wars
Child soldiers have received increasing attention over the last 20 years. The phenomenon does not occur as isolated aberrations but is interwoven in complex economic, political, religious and ideol
Enablers of pedagogical change within universities
Quality of teaching and learning in higher education is increasingly recognised as a pressing issue on the African continent, and there have been various reform initiatives to transform classrooms and institutions. However, little is known about the factors that affect pedagogical change in institutions, and enable or constrain these innovations from taking root. This study explores the cases of eight diverse universities in Botswana, Ghana and K…
Pedagogies for critical thinking at universities in Kenya, Ghana and Botswana
While critical thinking is widely regarded as a key outcome of higher education, research has shown that in practice it is only developed when certain conditions are in place, relating to the pedagogical approach, the nature of the curriculum and the level of challenge, amongst other factors. This article reports on findings from a four-year mixed methods study in Botswana, Ghana and Kenya, aiming to investigate the factors underpinning the succe…
Globalisation and Education Policy Reform in Botswana
Sociology (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Global Educational Policies and Reforms (6 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Global Education and Multiculturalism (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities (3 works) · Globalization (3 works)