Education for self-reliance in Lesotho 1974-1990
Date
1992
Authors
Tjabane, Masebala
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Abstract
Education for self-reliance in Lesotho is bound up with the
educational developments in independent Africa that sought a more
practical and relevant type of education as a solution to an
overtly academic and western inclined education. This study
examines Lesotho's experiences with education for self-reliance
in the context of underdevelopment and dependence on the west and
South Africa. The main argument of this study is that inadequate
implementation procedures and methods tended to discredit the
concept of education for self-reliance in Lesotho. However, the
study demonstrates that with more appropriate principles and
procedures, education for self-reliance could be an effective and
viable option for minimising underdevelopment and dependence in
Lesotho. In addition, this study argues that particular aspects
of education for self-reliance such as development studies could
encourage broad-based and collective development. For this
purpose, lessons from Tanzania and Botswana are of crucial
importance.
The study draws on both primary and secondary sources. Primary
sources include reports, official policy documents, oral evidence
and official pamphlets on educational development in Lesotho.
Secondary sources are a combination of books, journals and
newspapers which cover topical issues on education and
developments in Africa.
Description
A research report submitted to the faculty of Education,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial
fulfilment of the degree of Master of Education
Keywords
Education -- Lesotho